The kinematical evolution of the Galactic disk
We present preliminary results from follow-up observations of a carefully selected sample of subgiant stars from RAVE and Geneva-Copenhagen surveys. We find evidence of rapid saturation of the heating mechanism in the disk, with an abrupt increase of the velocity dispersion for stars older than 9 Gy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2012-02-01
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| Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20121905009 |