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Thick disk

A thick disk is one of the structural components of about 2/3 of all disk galaxies, including the Milky Way. It was discovered first in external edge-on galaxies. Soon after, it was proposed as a distinct galactic structure in the Milky Way, different from the thin disk and the halo. It is thought to dominate the stellar number density between 1 and 5…

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GalaxiesMilky WayThin diskHaloKiloparsecs
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Dwarf galaxyAlpha process
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Disk galaxies
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Thick disk

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Triples6
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
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Thick disk → Milky Way, Thick, Various
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Thick disk → source of early kinematic and chemical evidence for a galaxy's composition and thus is regarded as a very significant component for understanding galaxy formation.With the avail…

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disk thick milky way thin galactic stars stellar composition galaxies larger kiloparsecs kly components structure component galaxy formation one solar

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Thick diskis asource of early kinematic and chemical evidence for a galaxy's composition and thus is regarded as a very significant component for understanding galaxy formation.With the avail…0.90text
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Thick diskrelated to OriginThick0.60section
Thick diskrelated to OriginMilky Way0.60section

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