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Star counts, local density and KZ force

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Bengt Strömgren
Bengt Strömgren*
Affiliation:
NORDITA, Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstract

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The approach by Bahcall and Soneira to the determination of galactic parameters through the use of star counts is referred to, and tests of the Bahcall-Soneira Galaxy model based on additional observational data are discussed.

The determination of the local mass density by Hill, Hilditch and Barnes through studies of A and F stars in the region of the North Galactic Pole is briefly discussed, as is a recent investigation of the problem by Bahcall.

In the determination of the galactic force Kz and the local mass density from the density distribution ν(z) and the distribution f(W) of velocities at right angles to the galactic plane for a group of tracer stars, it is important to secure homogeneity of the tracer group. This has led Hill, Hilditch and Barnes in a continuation of their investigation to use photoelectric uvby photometry to segregate homogeneous groups of F stars. A similar approach is followed by Danish astronomers, whose work is briefly described.

Type
PART II: COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 106: The Milky Way Galaxy , 1985 , pp. 153 - 160
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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