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Analysing surveys of our Galaxy I: basic astrometric data

Abstract:

We consider what is the best way to extract science from large surveys of the Milky Way galaxy. The diversity of data gathered in these surveys, together with our position within the Galaxy, imply that science must be extracted by fitting dynamical models to the data in the space of the observables. Models based on orbital tori promise to be superior for this task than traditional types of models, such as N-body models and Schwarzschild models. A formalism that allows such models to be fitted...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Role:
Author
Journal:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publication date:
2011-08-08
EISSN:
1365-2966
ISSN:
0035-8711
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Pubs id:
pubs:168207
UUID:
uuid:d0a680fd-a3bc-44b6-9bcf-d44cf8bfdc0b
Local pid:
pubs:168207
Source identifiers:
168207
Deposit date:
2012-12-20

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