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Significant new method developed for characterizing density wave features

07-09-2007 · EurekAlert!

In a paper published in the Astronomical Journal, Dr. Xiaolei Zhang, of the Naval Research Laboratory, and Dr. Ronald J. Buta, of the University of Alabama, report that they have developed an accurate and widely-applicable method for characterizing density wave features in galaxies. These density waves appear as high-density regions in galaxies in the forms of spirals, bars and rings.

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