Continued support for the RAVE survey
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
The dominant stellar component of our Galaxy is its disc - the Sun is a part of this disc, so in every direction the disc surrounds us. The RAVE survey is a major international effort to determine the structure and history of the disc by measuring the velocities and chemical compositions of a million stars spread over the southern hemisphere. From the velocities measured it will be possible to determine the mass density throughout a sphere centred on the Sun that is several thousand light years in radius. The difference between this mass density and the observed density of stars and gas we will determine the local distribution of the mysterious dark matter that makes up more than 80% of the mass of the Universe. Within the data taken we expect to be able to identify the relics of star clusters and dwarf galaxies that have been pulled apart by the Galaxy's gravitational field. A census of such objects will help us to understand the Galaxy's star-formation and accretion history. Additional insight into the Galaxy's star-formation history will be obtained from chemical composition measurements. The data will also reveal changes in the velocities of the stars caused by the Galaxy's spiral arms, and thus deepen our understanding of the important phenomenon of spiral structure.
People |
ORCID iD |
| James Binney (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
McMillan P
(2009)
The dangers of deprojection of proper motions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Eyre A
(2009)
Locating the orbits delineated by tidal streams
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Burnett B
(2010)
Stellar distances from spectroscopic observations: a new technique Distances from stellar spectra
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ruchti G
(2010)
ORIGINS OF THE THICK DISK AS TRACED BY THE ALPHA ELEMENTS OF METAL-POOR GIANT STARS SELECTED FROM RAVE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Matijevic G
(2010)
DOUBLE-LINED SPECTROSCOPIC BINARY STARS IN THE RAVE SURVEY
in The Astronomical Journal
Fulbright J
(2010)
THE RAVE SURVEY: RICH IN VERY METAL-POOR STARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Breddels M
(2010)
Distance determination for RAVE stars using stellar models
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Schönrich R
(2010)
Local kinematics and the local standard of rest
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Zwitter T
(2010)
Distance determination for RAVE stars using stellar models II. Most likely values assuming a standard stellar evolution scenario*
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kiss L
(2011)
A search for new members of the ß Pictoris, Tucana-Horologium and e Cha moving groups in the RAVE data base New members of young moving groups
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Siebert A
(2011)
Detection of a radial velocity gradient in the extended local disc with RAVE A velocity gradient in the Galactic disc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Williams M
(2011)
THE DAWNING OF THE STREAM OF AQUARIUS IN RAVE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Siebert A
(2011)
THE RADIAL VELOCITY EXPERIMENT (RAVE): THIRD DATA RELEASE
in The Astronomical Journal
Siebert A
(2012)
The properties of the local spiral arms from RAVE data: two-dimensional density wave approach The local spiral structure with RAVE
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Williams M
(2013)
The wobbly Galaxy: kinematics north and south with RAVE red-clump giants
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kordopatis G
(2013)
THE RADIAL VELOCITY EXPERIMENT (RAVE): FOURTH DATA RELEASE
in The Astronomical Journal
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
Sharma S
(2014)
KINEMATIC MODELING OF THE MILKY WAY USING THE RAVE AND GCS STELLAR SURVEYS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Binney J
(2014)
Dynamical models and Galaxy surveys
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Piffl T
(2014)
The RAVE survey: the Galactic escape speed and the mass of the Milky Way
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Minchev I
(2014)
A NEW STELLAR CHEMO-KINEMATIC RELATION REVEALS THE MERGER HISTORY OF THE MILKY WAY DISK
in The Astrophysical Journal
Binney J
(2014)
New distances to RAVE stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2014)
Galactic kinematics and dynamics from Radial Velocity Experiment stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Featherstone K
(2015)
Greece: Greek politics stall research reforms.
in Nature
Anguiano B
(2015)
Identification of globular cluster stars in RAVE data - I. Application to stellar parameter calibration
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | This survey has been a major source of information regarding the structure and history of our Galaxy. It has produced the tightest constraints on the local density of dark matter. On the way to doing this it has enabled us to understand in much greater detail the structure of the Galaxy's stellar discs. Exploitation of the data continues. |
| Exploitation Route | Many |
| Sectors | Education |
| Description | The RAVE consortium |
| Organisation | The RAVE consortium |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in modelling the Galaxy |
| Collaborator Contribution | The consortium is an international collaboration involving ~40 institutes worldwide. As a result of this grant several consortium members from outside the UK have spent time in Oxford |
| Impact | Many research papers |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| 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 |