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Dynamical models of the Milky Way

Lead Research Organisation: University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics

Abstract

Early next decade a European satellite will conduct a vast survey of our Galaxy with the goal of understanding how the Galaxy works and how it was assembled. The cuccess of this enterprise depends on our having computer models of the Galaxy that we can `survey' in the way the satellite is going to survey the Galaxy. This proposal is to use a new technology to construct such models, and use them to predict what the satellite will see.

Publications

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Nipoti C (2015) Early flattening of dark matter cusps in dwarf spheroidal galaxies in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Sormani M (2015) Gas flow in barred potentials - II. Bar-driven spiral arms in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Binney J (2014) Self-consistent flattened isochrones in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Binney J (2020) Trapped orbits and solar-neighbourhood kinematics in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Binney J (2012) Actions for axisymmetric potentials Actions for axisymmetric potentials in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Das P (2016) Characterizing stellar halo populations - I. An extended distribution function for halo K giants in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Sanders J (2013) Stream-orbit misalignment - I. The dangers of orbit-fitting in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Schönrich R (2009) Origin and structure of the Galactic disc(s) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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McMillan P (2018) Improved distances and ages for stars common to TGAS and RAVE in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Sanders J (2016) A review of action estimation methods for galactic dynamics in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

 
Description STFC studentships
Amount £35,000 (GBP)
Organisation Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2009 
End 09/2012
 
Description Talks to schools 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Reported under another grant

NA
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014