The Thickness of Galaxy Disks from z = 5 to 0 Probed by JWST
Although a thick disk is a structure prevalent in local disk galaxies and also present in our home Galaxy, its formation and evolution are still unclear. Whether the thick disk is born thick and/or gradually heated to be thick after formation is under debate. To disentangle these two scenarios, one...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2024-01-01
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| Series: | The Astrophysical Journal Letters |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad1492 |