Gaia: Mapping The Milky Way

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Contributors

  • N. A. Walton - , University of Cambridge (Author)
  • T. Prusti - , European Space Agency - ESA (Author)
  • A. G. A. Brown - , Leiden University (Author)
  • C. Jordi - , University of Barcelona (Author)
  • S. A. Klioner - , Research Group for Astronomy (Author)
  • L. Lindegren - , Lund University (Author)
  • F. Mignard - , Université Côte d'Azur (Author)
  • S. Randich - , INAF, Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF), Osservatorio Astrofis Arcetri (Author)
  • C. Soubiran - , Université de Bordeaux (Author)

Abstract

Gaia is an ESA cornerstone mission set to revolutionise our understanding of the Milky Way. Gaia is scheduled for launch in 2013, and is designed to map over one billion stars with three instruments to collect astrometric, photometric and spectroscopic data on stars in the Milky Way and in galaxies belonging to the Local Group, distant galaxies, quasars and solar system objects. Gaia builds on the expertise established in Europe through the successful ESA Hipparcos mission. This contribution provides updated information on the Gaia mission and notes the science performance capability of the mission. The GREAT (Gaia Research for European Astronomy Training) research network, which is taking a role in promoting scientific networking of the community building awareness and readiness in advance of the Gaia launch, is discussed.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)419-420
Number of pages2
JournalAstronomical Society of the Pacific conference series : a series of books on recent developments in astronomy and astrophysics
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

TitleConference on the Galactic Archaeology - Near-Field Cosmology and the Formation of the Milky Way
Duration1 - 4 November 2011
CityShuzenji
CountryJapan

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-4682-7831/work/168206602

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