The Galactic bulge as seen in optical surveys
Astrophysics
2008-12-22 v1
Abstract
The bulge is a region of the Galaxy of tremendous interest for understanding galaxy formation. However measuring photometry and kinematics in it raises several inherent issues, such as severe crowding and high extinction in the visible. Using the Besancon Galaxy model and a 3D extinction map, we estimate the stellar density as a function of longitude, latitude and apparent magnitude and we deduce the possibility of reaching and measuring bulge stars with Gaia. We also present an ongoing analysis of the bulge using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0812.3743,
title = {The Galactic bulge as seen in optical surveys},
author = {C. Reyle and D. J. Marshall and M. Schultheis and A. C. Robin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.3743},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
In SF2A-2008: Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics