Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2014 · 163 citations · 72 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsAstrophysicsExtragalactic AstronomyStar FormationComputational AstrophysicsGalactic DiskGalactic HaloGalactic Star FormationGravitational CollapseBinary Population SynthesisDisk Scale LengthsGalactic FlareOuter Halo PopulationsPhotometric SimulationScale HeightThick Disk FormationThick Disk Populations
Aims. More than 30 years after its discovery, the thick disc of the Milky Way is not fully explored. We examine the shape of the thick disc in order to gain insight into the process of its formation.
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