Geometry of the Large Magellanic Cloud Disk: Results from MACHO and the Two Micron All Sky Survey

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Keller, Stefan
Nikolaev, Sergei
Drake, Andrew J
Cook, Kem H
Dalal, N
Griest, K
Welch, D L
Kanbur, S

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IOP Publishing

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We present a detailed study of the viewing angles and geometry of the inner LMC (ρ ≲ 4°) based on a sample of more than 2000 MACHO Cepheids with complete {VR}KC light curves and single-phase Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) JHKS observations. The sam

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Astrophysical Journal, The

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2037-12-31