First results from the Arecibo Galactic HI Survey: the disk/halo interface region in the outer Galaxy

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dc.creatorStanimirovic, Snezana
dc.creatorPutman, Mary
dc.creatorHeiles, Carl
dc.creatorPeek, Joshua E. G.
dc.creatorGoldsmith, Paul F.
dc.creatorKoo, Bon-Chul
dc.creatorKrco, Marko
dc.creatorLee, Jae-Joon
dc.creatorMock, Jeff
dc.creatorMuller, Erik
dc.creatorPandian, Jagadheep D.
dc.creatorParsons, Aaron
dc.creatorTang, Yvonne
dc.creatorWerthimer, Dan
dc.date2006-09-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:40:01Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:40:01Z
dc.descriptionThe consortium for Galactic studies with the Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFA) is conducting a neutral hydrogen (HI) survey of the whole Arecibo sky (declination range from -1 to 38 degrees), with high angular (3.5') and velocity resolution (0.2 km/s). The precursor observations with ALFA of a region in the Galactic anti-center reveal numerous isolated, small (a few pc in size), and cold (T_k<400 K) HI clouds at low negative velocities, distinctly separated from the HI disk emission (`low-velocity clouds', LVCs). These clouds are most likely located in the transition region between the Galactic disk and halo (at scale heights of 60--900 pc), yet they have properties of typical cold neutral clouds. LVCs are colder and, most likely, smaller and less massive than Lockman's clouds in the disk/halo interface region of the inner Galaxy. Our observations demonstrate that the cloudy structure of the interface region is most likely a general phenomenon, not restricted to the inner Galaxy. LVCs have sizes and radial velocities in agreement with the expectations for clouds formed in low-temperature fountain flows, although we measure a factor of ten higher HI column densities. Alternatively, LVCs could represent the final stages of the infalling intergalactic material in the on-going construction of the Galaxy. In the same dataset at higher negative velocities, we have discovered a `companion' HI cloud located 50' southwest of CHVC186+19-114. CHVC186+19-114 is a typical compact high velocity cloud (HVC) with a well-defined core/envelope structure. The companion cloud has a diameter of only 7'x9', and is one of the smallest HVCs known, most likely stripped from the main cloud through the interactions with the halo medium.
dc.descriptionAccepted by Astrophysical Journal
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0609137
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0609137
dc.identifierAstrophys.J.653:1210-1225,2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1086/508800
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/181229
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleFirst results from the Arecibo Galactic HI Survey: the disk/halo interface region in the outer Galaxy
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