Constraining the Milky Way mass with hypervelocity stars
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DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2017.03.002
Abstract: Abstract Although a variety of techniques have been employed for determining the Milky Way dark matter halo mass distribution, the range of allowed masses spans both light and heavy values. Knowing the precise mass of… read more here.
Keywords: hypervelocity stars; constraining milky; mass; milky way ... See more keywords
Constraining the Milky Way halo potential with the GD-1 stellar stream
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1035
Abstract: We use ESA/Gaia astrometry together with SEGUE and LAMOST measurements of the GD-1 stellar stream to explore the improvement on the Galactic gravitational potential that these new data provide. Assuming a realistic universal model for… read more here.
Keywords: halo potential; way halo; stream; stellar stream ... See more keywords