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Mapping Galactic spiral arm structure: the IPHAS survey and Virtual Observatory access

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Nicholas A. Walton
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB30HA, UK email: naw@ast.cam.ac.uk, eglez@ast.cam.ac.uk
Janet E. Drew
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Group, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London SW72BZ, UK email: j.drew@imperial.ac.uk, e.hopewell@imperial.ac.uk
Eduardo A. Gonzalez-Solares
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB30HA, UK email: naw@ast.cam.ac.uk, eglez@ast.cam.ac.uk
Robert Greimel
Affiliation:
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, Apartado de corras 321, E-38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma, Tenerife, Spain email: greimel@ing.iac.es
Ella C. Hopewell
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Group, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London SW72BZ, UK email: j.drew@imperial.ac.uk, e.hopewell@imperial.ac.uk
Mike J. Irwin
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB30HA, UK email: naw@ast.cam.ac.uk, eglez@ast.cam.ac.uk
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There is now considerable interest in how stellar streams in the Milky Way can be used to probe how the earlier merger history of our galaxy, which in turn can be related to hierarchical models of galaxy evolution.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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