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Potential of the Galaxy from the Besançon galaxy model including non-axisymmetric components: Preliminary results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2015

J.G. Fernández-Trincado
Affiliation:
Institute Utinam, CNRS UMR 6213, Université de Franche-Comté, OSU THETA de Franche-Comté-Bourgogne, Besançon, France
A.C. Robin
Affiliation:
Institute Utinam, CNRS UMR 6213, Université de Franche-Comté, OSU THETA de Franche-Comté-Bourgogne, Besançon, France
O. Bienaymé
Affiliation:
Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7550, 11 rue de l'Université, 67000 Strasbourg, France
C. Reylé
Affiliation:
Institute Utinam, CNRS UMR 6213, Université de Franche-Comté, OSU THETA de Franche-Comté-Bourgogne, Besançon, France
O. Valenzuela
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 70264, México D.F. 04510, Mexico
B. Pichardo
Affiliation:
Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7550, 11 rue de l'Université, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Abstract

In this contributed poster we present a preliminary attempt to compute a non-axisymmetric potential together with previous axisymmetric potential of the Besançon galaxy model. The contribution by non-axisymmetric components are modeled by the superposition of inhomogeneous ellipsoids to approximate the triaxial bar and superposition of homogeneous oblate spheroids for a stellar halo, possibly triaxial. Finally, we have computed the potential and force field for these non-axisymmetric components in order to constraint the total mass of the Milky Way. We present preliminary results for the rotation curve and the contribution of the bar to it. This approach will allow future studies of dynamical constraints from comparisons of kinematical simulations with upcoming surveys such as RAVE, BRAVA, APOGEE, and GAIA in the near future. More details, are presented in https://gaia.ub.edu/Twiki/pub/GREATITNFC/ProgramFinalconference/Poster_JG.Fern%e1ndez.pdf.

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Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2015

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