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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McMillan P (2013) Analysing surveys of our Galaxy - II. Determining the potential in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Eyre A (2009) Fitting orbits to tidal streams with proper motions in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters

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McMillan P (2009) The dangers of deprojection of proper motions in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters

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Featherstone K (2015) Greece: Greek politics stall research reforms. in Nature

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Binney J (2013) Dynamics for galactic archaeology in New Astronomy Reviews

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Sanders J (2014) Stream-orbit misalignment & a new algorithm for constraining the Galactic potential with streams in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

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Cole D (2018) Self-consistent Modelling of the Milky Way using Gaia data in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

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Binney J (2014) Dynamical models and Galaxy surveys in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

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Monari G (2018) Distribution functions for resonantly trapped orbits in our Galaxy 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

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