The Anisotropic Spatial Distribution of Hypervelocity Stars

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dc.creatorBrown, Warren R.
dc.creatorGeller, Margaret J.
dc.creatorKenyon, Scott J.
dc.creatorBromley, Benjamin C.
dc.date2008-11-04
dc.date2008-11-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:15:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:15:56Z
dc.descriptionWe study the distribution of angular positions and angular separations of unbound hypervelocity stars (HVSs). HVSs are spatially anisotropic at the 3-sigma level. The spatial anisotropy is significant in Galactic longitude, not in latitude, and the inclusion of lower velocity, possibly bound HVSs reduces the significance of the anisotropy. We discuss how the observed distribution of HVSs may be linked to their origin. In the future, measuring the distribution of HVSs in the southern sky will provide additional constraints on the spatial anisotropy and the origin of HVSs.
dc.description4 pages, accepted to ApJ Letters
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0811.0612
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0811.0612
dc.identifierAstrophys.J.Lett.690:L69-L71,2009
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0004-637X/690/1/L69
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/211645
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe Anisotropic Spatial Distribution of Hypervelocity Stars
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