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.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| James Binney (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Binney J
(2012)
Actions for axisymmetric potentials Actions for axisymmetric potentials
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sanders J
(2013)
Stream-orbit misalignment - I. The dangers of orbit-fitting
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kordopatis G
(2013)
THE RADIAL VELOCITY EXPERIMENT (RAVE): FOURTH DATA RELEASE
in The Astronomical Journal
Binney J
(2013)
Dynamics for galactic archaeology
in New Astronomy Reviews
Fraternali F
(2013)
IONIZED ABSORBERS AS EVIDENCE FOR SUPERNOVA-DRIVEN COOLING OF THE LOWER GALACTIC CORONA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Williams M
(2013)
The wobbly Galaxy: kinematics north and south with RAVE red-clump giants
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kos J
(2013)
DIFFUSE INTERSTELLAR BAND AT 8620 Å IN RAVE: A NEW METHOD FOR DETECTING THE DIFFUSE INTERSTELLAR BAND IN SPECTRA OF COOL STARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
McMillan P
(2013)
Analysing surveys of our Galaxy - II. Determining the potential
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sanders J
(2013)
Stream-orbit misalignment - II. A new algorithm to constrain the Galactic potential
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sanders J
(2014)
Stream-orbit misalignment & a new algorithm for constraining the Galactic potential with streams
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
| Description | STFC studentships |
| Amount | £35,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2009 |
| 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 |