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Preparing for Gaia, towards the first Three-dimensional Dust Map in the Milky Way

سارا رضایی خوشبخت

(Max Plank Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), Heidelberg, Germany)

Abstract: We are developing a non-parametric model to reconstruct the three-dimensional (3D) distribution of dust in the Milky Way. Our approach uses observed line-of-sight (l.o.s) extinctions towards stars at different positions in the Galaxy. These give the integrated dust density along each l.o.s. Making weak assumptions about the correlation of the dust, we infer the most probable 3D distribution of dust which explains the observed extinctions, even at arbitrary points. Given distances and extinctions estimated from the Gaia photometry and astrometry for tens of millions of stars, we plan to build a detailed map of dust in our Galaxy.

یکشنبه 22 فروردین ماه 1394، ساعت 15:00

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