3 papers
astro-ph.GA2024
Disc distortion revisited
James Binney
We revisit the dynamics of razor-thin, stone-cold, self-gravitating discs. By recasting the equations into standard cylindrical coordinates, the linearised vertical dynamics of an…
astro-ph.GA2009
Modelling the Galaxy in the era of Gaia
James Binney
The body of photometric and astrometric data on stars in the Galaxy has been growing very fast in recent years (Hipparcos/Tycho, OGLE-3, 2-Mass, DENIS, UCAC2, SDSS, RAVE, Pan Starr…
astro-ph1996
Microlensing Optical Depth of the COBE Bulge
N. Bissantz, P. Englmaier, J. Binney +1
We examine the left-right asymmetry in the cleaned COBE/DIRBE near-infrared data of the inner Galaxy and show (i) that the Galactic bar is probably not seen very nearly end-on, and…