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
Eyre A
(2009)
Locating the orbits delineated by tidal streams
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Das P
(2016)
Characterizing stellar halo populations - I. An extended distribution function for halo K giants
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Das P
(2016)
Characterizing stellar halo populations II: the age gradient in blue horizontal-branch stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cole D
(2017)
A centrally heated dark halo for our Galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cole D
(2018)
Self-consistent Modelling of the Milky Way using Gaia data
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Burnett B
(2011)
Distance determination for RAVE stars using stellar models III. The nature of the RAVE survey and Milky Way chemistry
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Burnett B
(2010)
Stellar distances from spectroscopic observations: a new technique Distances from stellar spectra
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Breddels M
(2010)
Distance determination for RAVE stars using stellar models
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Binney James
(2015)
TM: Torus Mapper
in Astrophysics Source Code Library
Binney James
(2017)
Modelling the Milky Way's globular cluster system
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 | 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 |