An Equilibrium Model of the Galaxy Determined by Element Abundance Gradients

An Equilibrium Model of the Galaxy Determined by Element Abundance Gradients

We present a method to determine the gravitational potential of the Milky Way from measurements of the locations, velocities, and element abundances of stars in the Galactic disk. The method relies on the assumption that the Galaxy is axisymmetric and stationary and that element abundance ratios suc...

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Main Authors: Lawrence M. Widrow, David W. Hogg, Danny Horta, Haochaun Li, Adrian M. Price-Whelan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Galaxy abundances
Galaxy kinematics
Galaxy structure
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adbf12
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