Kagoshima University · Graduate School of Science and Engineering · 特任准教授

Research keywords数値シミュレーション・棒状構造・銀河相互作用・銀河形成進化・銀河動力学・渦状腕構造・位置天文学・天の川銀河 (銀河系)

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• Junichi Baba . Bar-informed kinematic-distance mapping of molecular gas in the inner Milky Way . Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 2026年4月 査2026 · 記述言語： 英語 掲載種別： 研究論文（学術雑誌） DOI： 10.1093/pasj/psag045
• Vaulting the Barrier: An Intrinsic Mechanism to Fuel the Gas beyond the Nuclear Ring into the Central Region of Barred Galaxies2026
• Axisymmetric Jeans modelling systematically overestimates the circular speed in the inner Milky Way2026
• Asano T., Fujii M.S., Baba J., Portegies Zwart S., Bédorf J. . Ripples spreading across the Galactic disc: Interplay of direct and indirect effects of the Sagittarius dwarf impact . As2025 · 記述言語： 日本語 掲載種別： 研究論文（学術雑誌） 出版者・発行元： Astronomy and Astrophysics Context. Gaia data have revealed vertically asymmetric phase-space structures in the Milky Way (MW) disc, such as phase spirals, indicating vertical oscillations. These oscillations exhibit two distinct modes, the bending mode and the breathing mode, associated with one-arm and two-arm phase spirals, respectively. The mechanisms driving these modes remain debated, with both external and internal origins proposed. Aims. With this study, we aim to explore the excitation mechanisms of the bending and breathing modes and their subsequent evolution in the MW disc, focusing on the interplay between direct perturbations from the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy and indirect contributions from tidally induced spiral arms. Methods. We performed high-resolution N-body simulations with five billion particles to model the interaction between an MWlike disc galaxy and a Sagittarius dwarf-like satellite. These simulations resolve fine phase-space structures, enabling analysis of the bending and breathing modes at both macroscopic (global bending and breathing waves) and microscopic (local phase spirals) scales. Results. Our simulations demonstrate that the satellites perturbation directly excites the bending mode and induces spiral arms in the Galactic disc. These spiral arms, in turn, excite the breathing mode, making it an indirect consequence of the satellite interaction. Initially, the bending mode dominates, but it rapidly decays due to horizontal mixing. In contrast, the breathing mode persists for a longer duration, sustained by the spiral arms, leading to a transition from a bending-dominated to a breathing-dominated state. This transition progresses faster in the inner galaxy than in the outer galaxy. The simulations successfully reproduce the one-arm phase spiral observed in the solar neighbourhood and reveal two-arm phase spirals, particularly in the inner galaxy, associated with spiral arm-induced breathing modes. The two-arm phase spirals emerge approximately 200-250 Myr after the bending-to-breathing transition. Conclusions. Our findings highlight the combined effects of direct satellite perturbations and indirect spiral arm dynamics in shaping the vertical structure of the MW disc. The emergence of the two-arm phase spiral after the bending-to-breathing transition suggests that the MW disc experienced a significant perturbation more than ∼400 Myr ago, likely caused by the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. This study underscores the importance of considering the dynamic interplay between direct and indirect mechanisms in understanding the vertical dynamics of the MW disc. DOI： 10.1051/0004-6361/202553816 Scopus

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