LMC Calls, Milky Way Halo Answers: Disentangling the Effects of the MW–LMC Interaction on Stellar Stream Populations
(2024)
Journal Article
Brooks, R. A. N., Garavito-Camargo, N., Johnston, K. V., Price-Whelan, A. M., Sanders, J. L., & Lilleengen, S. (2025). LMC Calls, Milky Way Halo Answers: Disentangling the Effects of the MW–LMC Interaction on Stellar Stream Populations. The Astrophysical Journal, 978(1), Article 79. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad93a7
The infall of the LMC into the Milky Way (MW) has dynamical implications throughout the MW’s dark matter halo. We study the impact of this merger on the statistical properties of populations of simulated stellar streams. Specifically, we investigate... Read More about LMC Calls, Milky Way Halo Answers: Disentangling the Effects of the MW–LMC Interaction on Stellar Stream Populations.