Host galaxy potentials alone produce complex morphological features in most stellar streams, with pericentric distance as the strongest predictor of smoothness.
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DESI data on the GD-1 stream identifies a thin cold core and a hot cocoon with 30% of members whose dispersion is consistent with 11 Gyr of dark matter subhalo heating.
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No Stream Left Unscathed: The imprint of a host galaxy
Host galaxy potentials alone produce complex morphological features in most stellar streams, with pericentric distance as the strongest predictor of smoothness.
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Characterizing the GD-1 Stream with DESI DR2 Data: Thin Stream and Hot Cocoon
DESI data on the GD-1 stream identifies a thin cold core and a hot cocoon with 30% of members whose dispersion is consistent with 11 Gyr of dark matter subhalo heating.