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
Marasco A
(2012)
Supernova-driven gas accretion in the Milky Way SN-driven gas accretion in the Milky Way
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sanders Jason L.
(2015)
TACT: The Action Computation Tool
in Astrophysics Source Code Library
Wilson M
(2011)
Testing formation mechanisms of the Milky Way's thick disc with RAVE Testing thick disc formation mechanisms
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pezzulli Gabriele
(2017)
The angular momentum of cosmological coronae and the inside-out growth of spiral galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pezzulli G.
(2016)
The angular momentum of hot coronae around spiral galaxies and its impact on the evolution of star forming discs
in The Interplay between Local and Global Processes in Galaxies,
McMillan P
(2009)
The dangers of deprojection of proper motions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Williams M
(2011)
THE DAWNING OF THE STREAM OF AQUARIUS IN RAVE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Schönrich R
(2012)
The detection and treatment of distance errors in kinematic analyses of stars The detection and treatment of distance errors
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2015)
The distribution function of the Galaxy's dark halo
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jackson R
(2015)
The Gaia -ESO Survey: Empirical determination of the precision of stellar radial velocities and projected rotation velocities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
| 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 |