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Table 2.
Galactic medium parameters according to Strickland & Stevens (2000), Cooper et al. (2008), and Melioli et al. (2013).
| Parameters | Thick-disk models | Thin-disk models |
|---|---|---|
| Stellar spheroid (galactic core) mass Mss (M⊙) | 3.6 × 108 | 6 × 108 |
| Core radius R0 (pc) | 350 | 350 |
| Galactic halo mean density (cm−3) | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Galactic halo mean temperature (K) | 6.7 × 106 | 6.7 × 106 |
| Galactic disk mass Mdisk (M⊙) | 6 × 109 | 6 × 109 |
| Galactic disk radius scale rdisk (pc) | 222 | 222 |
| Galactic disk vertical scale rdisk (pc) | 75 | 75 |
| Galactic disk mean density ndisk, 0 (cm−3) | 100 | 100 |
| Galactic disk mean temperature (K) | 6.7 × 104 | 6.7 × 104 |
| Galactic disk turbulent speed (km s−1) | 75 | 75 |
| Galactic disk rotation coefficient edisk | 0.95 | 0.9 |
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