Analysis of Galactic Rotation from Masers based on a Nonlinear Oort Model
arXiv:1411.2508 · doi:10.1134/S1063773714120019
Abstract
Based on data on Galactic masers with measured trigonometric parallaxes, we have tested a nonlinear model of Galactic rotation using generalized Oort formulas. This model is shown to yield pretty good results up to heliocentric distances of 3--4 kpc. The main feature of the method is the possibility of estimating the solar Galactocentric distance Ro. This distance has been found by analyzing approximately 60 masers to be Ro=8.3+/-0.4 kpc. Our study of the three-dimensional kinematics of more than 100 masers based on the Ogorodnikov--Milne model has shown that significant nonlinearities are present only in the xy plane (rotation around the Galactic z axis) due to the peculiarities of the Galactic rotation curve. No significant linear dependences have been found in the xz and yz planes. We show the presence of a wave in the velocities w as a function of coordinate x or distance R with a wavelength of 3 kpc and an amplitude of 10 km/s. The wave is particularly prominent in the Local and Perseus arms.
arXiv comment14 pages, 6 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1406.0699
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