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High-Resolution N-body Simulations of Galactic Cannibalism: The Magellanic Stream

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Tim W. Connors ,
Daisuke Kawata ,
Sarah T. Maddison  and
Brad K. Gibson
Tim W. Connors*
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
Daisuke Kawata
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
Sarah T. Maddison
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
Brad K. Gibson
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
*
2E-mail: tconnors@astro.swin.edu.au
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Abstract

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Hierarchical clustering represents the favoured paradigm for galaxy formation throughout the Universe; due to its proximity, the Magellanic system offers one of the few opportunities for astrophysicists to decompose the full six-dimensional phase-space history of a satellite in the midst of being cannibalised by its host galaxy. The availability of improved observational data for the Magellanic Stream and parallel advances in computational power has led us to revisit the canonical tidal model describing the disruption of the Small Magellanic Cloud and the consequent formation of the Stream. We suggest improvements to the tidal model in light of these recent advances.

Keywords

methods: N-body simulationsgalaxies: interactionsMagellanic Clouds
Type
Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 21 , Issue 2: The Fifth Workshop on Galactic Chemodynamics , 2004 , pp. 222 - 227
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2004

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