Exploring the Galactic Anticenter substructure with LAMOST & Gaia DR2

Jing Li, Xiang-Xiang Xue, Chao Liu, Bo Zhang, Hans-Walter Rix, Jeffrey L. Carlin, Chengqun Yang, Rene A. Mendez, Jing Zhong, Hao Tian, Lan Zhang, Yan Xu, Yaqian Wu, Gang Zhao, Ruixiang Chang

Published 2021-01-07Version 1

We characterize the kinematic and chemical properties of 589 Galactic Anticenter Substructure Stars (GASS) with K-/M- giants in Integrals-of-Motion space. These stars likely include members of previously identified substructures such as Monoceros, A13, and the Triangulum-Andromeda cloud (TriAnd). We show that these stars are on nearly circular orbits on both sides of the Galactic plane. We can see velocity($V_{Z}$) gradient along Y-axis especially for the south GASS members. Our GASS members have similar energy and angular momentum distributions to thin disk stars. Their location in [$\alpha$/M] vs. [M/H] space is more metal poor than typical thin disk stars, with [$\alpha$/M] \textbf{lower} than the thick disk. We infer that our GASS members are part of the outer metal-poor disk stars, and the outer-disk extends to 30 kpc. Considering the distance range and $\alpha$-abundance features, GASS could be formed after the thick disk was formed due to the molecular cloud density decreased in the outer disk where the SFR might be less efficient than the inner disk.