The magellanic stream and debris clouds
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2014
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For, Bi-Qing
Staveley-Smith, Lister
Matthews, D.
McClure-Griffiths, Naomi
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IOP Publishing
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We present a study of the discrete clouds and filaments in the Magellanic Stream using a new high-resolution survey of neutral hydrogen (H i) conducted with H75 array of the Australia Telescope Compact Array, complemented by
single-dish data from the Parkes Galactic All-Sky Survey (GASS). From the individual and combined datasets, we have compiled a catalog of 251 clouds and list their basic parameters, including a morphological description useful for identifying cloud interactions. We find an unexpectedly large number of head-tail clouds in the region. The implication for the formation mechanism and evolution
is discussed. The filaments appear to originate entirely from the Small Magellanic Cloud and extend into the northern end of the Magellanic Bridge.
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Keywords: ISM: kinematics and dynamics; Magellanic Clouds; radio lines: ISM
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The Astrophysical Journal
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