Galaxy Physics via the Disk Stellar Velocity Ellipsoid

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Westfall, Kyle B. [1 ,2 ]
Bershady, Matthew A. [3 ]
Verheijen, Marc A. W. [1 ]
Martinsson, Thomas P. K. [1 ]
Andersen, David R. [4 ]
Swaters, Rob A. [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Groningen, Kapteyn Astron Inst, POB 800, NL-9700 AV Groningen, Netherlands
[2] NSF, Arlington, VA USA
[3] Univ Wisconsin, Madison, WI USA
[4] NRC, Herzberg Inst, Ottawa, ON, Canada
[5] Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
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GALACTIC DISKS;
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10.1063/1.3458558
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We briefly review measurements of the disk stellar velocity ellipsoid (SVE) completed [1] for the Disk-Mass Survey [2] and illustrate additional Calar Alto PMAS/PPak data that will supplement these results. This discussion is motivated by the fundamental physical insights into both the disk and overall gravitational potential provided by the three-dimensional (3D) description of the SVE.
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