Recent Talks
List of all the talks in the archive, sorted by date.
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2- Spectra
- APOGEE, RAVE, SDSS/SEGUE/BOSS, Gaia-ESO
- Spectral classification
- radial velocities
- automated data analysis
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4- From external galaxies to the Milky Way
- basic equation of stellar statistics, computational methods
- overview of available MW codes
- expected populations X photometric depth and galactic coordinates
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4- The Galactic bulge
- structure
- dynamics
- origin
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4- The stellar halo of the Galaxy
- more on dark matter in the Galaxy
- chemical tagging and reconstructing the star formation history of the Galactic disk.
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4- Analysis "on the fly"
- code testing
- made-to-measure
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3- From star clusters to external galaxies
- basic methods
- age and metallicity distribution functions for different stars,
including main sequence, red clump, RGB, AGB
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3- Galactic disk dynamics
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3- The thick disk in the context of other disk galaxies
- systematics of thick disks in other galaxies
- chemical, structural and dynamical properties of the Galactic thick disk
- ideas about how thick disks form
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3- Setting up equilibrium models
- choosing from a DF, Jeans equations and their limitations
- disk-bulge-halo models
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1- Astrometry and photometry
- Hipparcos, Gaia, full-sky and large-area photometric surveys
- fitting models to data
- algorithms and tools
Upcoming talks
- Properties and origin of thick disks in external galaxiesDr. Francesca PinnaThursday January 16, 2025 - 10:30 GMT (Aula)
- Seminar by Luigi TibaldoLuigi TibaldoTuesday January 21, 2025 - 12:30 GMT (Aula)