The new Basel high-latitude field star survey of the Galaxy - I. General introduction, methodology and first analysis

Buser R., Rong J., Karaali S.

ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, cilt.331, sa.3, ss.934-948, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 331 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Dergi Adı: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.934-948
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This is the first in a series of papers devoted to the determination of Galactic structure from the new homogeneous catalog of photographic RGU field star data in fourteen high-altitude directions. We give a general description of the motivation for this work, the construction of the observational data base, and the structural Galaxy models designed for its analysis. In particular, we provide a concise yet comprehensive account of the statistical methodology used for determining reliable constraints to the model parameters. Preliminary results obtained from the first-half sample of seven fields are discussed to demonstrate the significance of the approach.