Chinese Journal of Nature ›› 2013, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 396-401.

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Warp of the outer region of the Galaxy

ZHAO Jun-liang   

  1. Professor, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200030, China
  • Received:2013-05-17 Revised:2013-06-17 Online:2013-12-25 Published:2013-12-25

Abstract:  It is now over 50 years since radio observations of neutral hydrogen revealed the gaseous disk of the Milky Way Galaxy to be warped and flaring. Subsequently, such a structure has also been observed in the distribution of various components of the Galaxy in different wavebands, such as population I objects, molecular clouds, interstellar dust and older star population.

Key words: Galaxy, Galactic disc, warp, population, flare