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The Galactic Bar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Ortwin Gerhard,
James Binney and
Hongsheng Zhao
Ortwin Gerhard
Affiliation:
Astronomisches Institut, Universität Basel, Switzerland gerhard@astro.unibas.ch
James Binney
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Oxford University, UK binney@thphys.ox.ac.uk
Hongsheng Zhao
Affiliation:
Sterrewacht, Leiden, The Netherlands hsz@strw.LeidenUniv.nl

Abstract

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We summarize recent work on the structure and dynamics of the Galactic bar and inner disk. Current work focusses on constructing a quantitative model which integrates NIR photometry, source count observations, gas kinematics, stellar dynamical observations, and microlensing. Some avenues for future research are discussed.

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