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Stellar Populations and Dark Matter in the Milky Way Disk and in Local Group Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2008

Eva K. Grebel
Eva K. Grebel*
Affiliation:
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Mönchhofstraße 12–14, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Our knowledge on the age structure, the chemical evolution, and the kinematics of the Galactic disk has grown substantially during the last years. Recent results on the properties of the stellar populations in the Galactic disk are summarized, and ongoing and future surveys and facilities are discussed. A short overview of recent mass estimates for the Milky Way is presented, and a brief summary of some of the key properties of the Galactic companions is given. The coming decade promises major breakthroughs in understanding our Milky Way, its disk, and the role of its satellites.

Keywords

surveysGalaxy: abundancesGalaxy: diskGalaxy: evolutionGalaxy: kinematics and dynamicsGalaxy: structuregalaxies: dwarfgalaxies: evolutionLocal Group
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Contributed Papers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 4 , Issue S254: The Galaxy Disk in Cosmological Context , June 2008 , pp. 49 - 60
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2009

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