Mapping the Milky Way Galaxy with BigBOSS

Details Mapping the Milky Way Galaxy with BigBOSS Mapping the Milky Way Galaxy with BigBOSS

Jan 2012

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2012aas...21921905r&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #219.05

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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The wide field, high multiplex and flexibility of the BigBOSS instrument on the 4 m Mayall telescope will make it a powerful instrument for investigations of our Galaxy and its nearby neighbors. Observing programs using BigBOSS will be able to map the halo, disk and bulge our Galaxy with large samples and over wide areas, enabling studies of the stellar populations, kinematics and spatial distribution of stars throughout the Galaxy. The wide field and sensitivity are well matched to investigations of the Milky Way satellites and out to M31. I will describe some example science programs and observing modes that highlight the planned capabilities of the BigBOSS instrument for Milky Way and Local Group science.

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