Revisiting hypervelocity stars after Gaia DR2

Boubert, D; Guillochon, J; Hawkins, K; Ginsburg, I; Evans, NW; Strader, J

Boubert, D (reprint author), Univ Cambridge, Inst Astron, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0HA, England.

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 2018; 479 (2): 2789

Abstract

Hypervelocity stars are intriguing rare objects travelling at speeds large enough to be unbound from the Milky Way. Several mechanisms have been propo......

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