The galaxy in context: structural, kinematic, and integrated properties
J Bland-Hawthorn, O Gerhard - Annual Review of Astronomy …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is a benchmark for understanding disk galaxies. It is the only
galaxy whose formation history can be studied using the full distribution of stars from faint …
galaxy whose formation history can be studied using the full distribution of stars from faint …
Chemodynamical history of the galactic bulge
B Barbuy, C Chiappini, O Gerhard - Annual Review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The Galactic Bulge can uniquely be studied from large samples of individual stars and is
therefore of prime importance for understanding the stellar population structure of bulges in …
therefore of prime importance for understanding the stellar population structure of bulges in …
Dynamical modelling of the galactic bulge and bar: the Milky Way's pattern speed, stellar and dark matter mass distribution
M Portail, O Gerhard, C Wegg… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We construct a large set of dynamical models of the galactic bulge, bar and inner disk using
the Made-to-Measure method. Our models are constrained to match the red clump giant …
the Made-to-Measure method. Our models are constrained to match the red clump giant …
VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV): The public ESO near-IR variability survey of the Milky Way
We describe the public ESO near-IR variability survey (VVV) scanning the Milky Way bulge
and an adjacent section of the mid-plane where star formation activity is high. The survey …
and an adjacent section of the mid-plane where star formation activity is high. The survey …
Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge as traced by microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars-V. Evidence for a wide age distribution and a complex MDF
T Bensby, JC Yee, S Feltzing, JA Johnson… - Astronomy & …, 2013 - aanda.org
Based on high-resolution spectra obtained during gravitational microlensing events we
present a detailed elemental abundance analysis of 32 dwarf and subgiant stars in the …
present a detailed elemental abundance analysis of 32 dwarf and subgiant stars in the …
VVV DR1: The first data release of the Milky Way bulge and southern plane from the near-infrared ESO public survey VISTA variables in the Vía Láctea
Context. The ESO public survey VISTA variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) started in 2010.
VVV targets 562 sq. deg in the Galactic bulge and an adjacent plane region and is expected …
VVV targets 562 sq. deg in the Galactic bulge and an adjacent plane region and is expected …
Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge as traced by microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars-VI. Age and abundance structure of the stellar populations in the central …
T Bensby, S Feltzing, A Gould, JC Yee… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
We present a detailed elemental abundance study of 90 F and G dwarf, turn-off, and
subgiant stars in the Galactic bulge. Based on high-resolution spectra acquired during …
subgiant stars in the Galactic bulge. Based on high-resolution spectra acquired during …
Reddening and metallicity maps of the Milky Way bulge from VVV and 2MASS-II. The complete high resolution extinction map and implications for Galactic bulge …
OA Gonzalez, M Rejkuba, M Zoccali, E Valenti… - Astronomy & …, 2012 - aanda.org
Context. The Milky Way bulge is the nearest galactic bulge and the most readily accessible
laboratory for studies of stellar populations in spheroids based on individual stellar …
laboratory for studies of stellar populations in spheroids based on individual stellar …
Chemodynamics of barred galaxies in cosmological simulations: On the Milky Way's quiescent merger history and in-situ bulge
F Fragkoudi, RJJ Grand, R Pakmor… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We explore the chemodynamical properties of a sample of barred galaxies in the Auriga
magnetohydrodynamical cosmological zoom-in simulations, which form boxy/peanut (b/p) …
magnetohydrodynamical cosmological zoom-in simulations, which form boxy/peanut (b/p) …
Two red clumps and the X-shaped Milky Way bulge
A McWilliam, M Zoccali - The Astrophysical Journal, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT From Two Micron All Sky Survey infrared photometry, we find two red clump
(RC) populations coexisting in fields toward the Galactic bulge at latitudes| b|> 5 fdg 5 …
(RC) populations coexisting in fields toward the Galactic bulge at latitudes| b|> 5 fdg 5 …