'Disk stars' presentation slideshows

Galaxy Physics

Galaxy Physics. Mark Whittle University of Virginia. Outline. Galaxy basics : scales, components, dynamics Galaxy interactions & star formation Nuclear black holes & activity (Formation of galaxies, clusters, & LSS). Aim to highlight relevant physics and recent developments.

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Dynamical evolution of the young stars in the Galactic center

Dynamical evolution of the young stars in the Galactic center. Hagai B. Perets Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Outline. Observations of young stars in the GC Possible origins Dynamical processes The S-stars The disk (?) stars Summary. Observations: overview.

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Gaia ITNG2013 School, Tenerife Ken Freeman, Lecture 2: the thin disk

Gaia ITNG2013 School, Tenerife Ken Freeman, Lecture 2: the thin disk. September 2013. The Thick Disk. Thick disk. M ost spirals (including our Galaxy) have a second thicker disk component. The thick disk and halo of NGC 891 (Mouhcine et al 2010): thick disk has

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Gaia ITNG2013 School, Tenerife Ken Freeman, Lecture 2: the thin disk

Gaia ITNG2013 School, Tenerife Ken Freeman, Lecture 2: the thin disk. September 2013. The Thick Disk. Thick disk. M ost spirals (including our Galaxy) have a second thicker disk component. The thick disk and halo of NGC 891 (Mouhcine et al 2010): thick disk has

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KIAA Lectures Beijing, July 2010 Ken Freeman, RSAA, ANU

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Our Galaxy

Our Galaxy. The Milky Way Revealed. Our goals for learning What does our galaxy look like? How do stars orbit in our galaxy?. REVIEW:

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Gaia ITNG2013 School, Tenerife Ken Freeman, Lecture 4: the stellar halo

Gaia ITNG2013 School, Tenerife Ken Freeman, Lecture 4: the stellar halo. September 2013. rapidly rotating disk & thick disk. slowly rotating halo. |Z max | < 2 kpc.

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The Milky Way Disk and the LAMOST survey

Workshop on Galactic Studies with the LAMOST Survey KIAA-PKU, Beijing, July 18-23, 2010. The Milky Way Disk and the LAMOST survey. Jinliang HOU Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS. Contents. ( 1 ) Basic components of The MW Galaxy ( 2 ) The Milky Way Disk (MWD)

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The HERMES project Reconstructing Galaxy Formation Ken Freeman RSAA, ANU

The HERMES project Reconstructing Galaxy Formation Ken Freeman RSAA, ANU. The metallicity distribution in the Milky Way discs Bologna May 2012. HERMES is a new high-resolution fiber-fed multi-object spectrometer on the AAT. spectral resolution 28,000 (also R = 45,000 mode)

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Introduction Ken Freeman Australian National University

Introduction Ken Freeman Australian National University. Monash 20 Jan, 2014. The abundance of chemical elements in stars

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ASTROARCHAEOLOGY Reconstructing Galaxy Formation Ken Freeman RSAA, ANU

ASTROARCHAEOLOGY Reconstructing Galaxy Formation Ken Freeman RSAA, ANU. August 2012. Galactic archaeology

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Astronomy 404/CSI 769

Astronomy 404/CSI 769. Extragalactic Astronomy. http://physics.gmu.edu/~satyapal/ASTR404spring05. Course Details. ASTR 404, Galactic Astrophysics (3) Lecture Day/Time: Thursday 4:30-7:10 PM Lecture Place: Room 310, S&T I Prerequisites ASTR 328, Math 214, PHYS 308. What are Galaxies?.

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The CMBR Horizon Problem

The CMBR Horizon Problem. The CMBR has the same properties in all directions. Consider two portions of the Universe from opposite ends of the sky. These two portions are within our observable Universe (horizon), but they are outside each other's horizons.

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The Milky Way Galaxy

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Measuring Our Rotation

Measuring Our Rotation. Measuring rotation in our galaxy is hard because we are inside it. One method for measuring circular rate of rotation at our radius: Study proper motion of Sagittarius A* over period of years Possible using radio telescopes and interferometry

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