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astro-ph2007
The vertical velocity dispersion profile of the Galactic thick disk
C. Moni Bidin, T. M. Girard, G. Carraro +4
We present the results of radial velocity measurements of 770 thick disk red giants toward the South Galactic Pole, vertically distributed from 0.5 kpc to 5 kpc with respect to the…
astro-ph2003
Central Proper-Motion Kinematics of NGC 6752
G. A. Drukier, C. D. Bailyn, W. F. Van Altena +1
We present proper motions derived from WFPC2 imaging for stars in the core of the peculiar globular cluster NGC 6752. The central velocity dispersion in both components of the prop…
astro-ph1996
A Large Proper-Motion Survey in Plaut's Low-Extinction Window
R. A. Mendez, R. M. Rich, W. F van Altena +3
We present preliminary results from the deepest and largest photographic proper-motion survey ever undertaken of the Galactic bulge. Our first-epoch plate material (from 1972-3) go…