Young giant stars reveal a flaring Milky Way disc with 3.5 kpc radial scale and extended spiral arms including a curved Perseus segment and a new Scutum-associated feature.
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Revised radial-velocity response model including V_R,sin and V_R,cos applied to Milky Way kinematic data constrains spiral pitch angle to ~10°, density contrast 5-18%, and pattern speed 10-20 km/s/kpc.
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The flare and spiral structure of the Milky Way's disc as traced by young giant stars
Young giant stars reveal a flaring Milky Way disc with 3.5 kpc radial scale and extended spiral arms including a curved Perseus segment and a new Scutum-associated feature.
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Tracing the kinematic perturbations of the Milky Way spiral arms with APOGEE DR17 and Gaia DR3
Revised radial-velocity response model including V_R,sin and V_R,cos applied to Milky Way kinematic data constrains spiral pitch angle to ~10°, density contrast 5-18%, and pattern speed 10-20 km/s/kpc.