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Title: The Besançon Galaxy Model renewed. I. Constraints on the Galactic thin disc evolution from Tycho data
Author: Czekaj, Maria A.
Robin, A. C.
Figueras Siñol, Francesca
Luri Carrascoso, Xavier
Haywood, M.
Keywords: Galàxies
Estructura galàctica
Evolució de les galàxies
Cinemàtica galàctica
Estels
Via Làctia
Galaxies
Galactic structure
Galactic evolution
Galactic kinematics
Stars
Milky Way
Issue Date: 14-Feb-2014
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Abstract: Context. The understanding of Galaxy evolution can be facilitated by the use of population synthesis models, which allow to test hypotheses on the star formation history, star evolution, as well as chemical and dynamical evolution of the Galaxy. Aims. The new version of the Besanc¸on Galaxy Model (hereafter BGM) aims to provide a more flexible and powerful tool to investigate the Initial Mass Function (IMF) and Star Formation Rate (SFR) of the Galactic disc. Methods. We present a new strategy for the generation of thin disc stars which assumes the IMF, SFR and evolutionary tracks as free parameters. We have updated most of the ingredients for the star count production and, for the first time, binary stars are generated in a consistent way. We keep in this new scheme the local dynamical self-consistency as in Bienayme et al (1987). We then compare simulations from the new model with Tycho-2 data and the local luminosity function, as a first test to verify and constrain the new ingredients. The effects of changing thirteen different ingredients of the model are systematically studied. Results. For the first time, a full sky comparison is performed between BGM and data. This strategy allows to constrain the IMF slope at high masses which is found to be close to 3.0, excluding a shallower slope such as Salpeter"s one. The SFR is found decreasing whatever IMF is assumed. The model is compatible with a local dark matter density of 0.011 M pc−3 implying that there is no compelling evidence for significant amount of dark matter in the disc. While the model is fitted to Tycho2 data, a magnitude limited sample with V<11, we check that it is still consistent with fainter stars. Conclusions. The new model constitutes a new basis for further comparisons with large scale surveys and is being prepared to become a powerful tool for the analysis of the Gaia mission data.
Note: Versió postprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322139
It is part of: Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2014, vol. 564, num. A102, p. 1-20
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/54294
Related resource: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322139
ISSN: 0004-6361
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