Essays about: "Galactic stellar populations"
Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the words Galactic stellar populations.
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11. Radial migration of stars, measured in N-body simulations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisationAbstract : The purpose of Galactic archaeology is determining the history of the Milky Way (MW) Galaxy. To do this one uses observational data from stellar populations in terms of properties such as kinematics, chemistry, ages, and evolution. READ MORE
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12. Age determination of stellar populations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisationAbstract : The formation history of the Milky Way galaxy is presently a subject of frequent investigation within astronomy. Of interest when constructing theories of the Galaxy’s formation is the question of whether or not there exist any gradients regarding ages of the stars within the stellar disks. READ MORE
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13. An abundance study of the transition beetween the galactic thick and thin disc
University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisationAbstract : Detailed abundance analysis of 41 F and G type dwarf stars located in the solar neighborhood are presented. The stellar sample was selected to have kinematics intermediate between the Galactic thin and thick discs. The stars have been observed with the NOT telescope at La Palma, Spain in March 2006 and the ESO 2. READ MORE
