Dark Matter Near the Sun: Simulated Star Counts and the Oort Limit
Abstract
An ensemble of orbits passing through the solar position have been generated for a specific mass model of the galaxy. These orbits are randomly sampled to form simulated density distributions of tracer stars perpendicular to the galactic disk. The simulated distributions are analyzed in order to determine the sampling errors in a self-consistent derivation of the total amount of matter near the Sun (the Oort limit).
- Publication:
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NASA Conference Publication
- Pub Date:
- November 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984NASCP2345..326G
- Keywords:
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- Celestial Bodies;
- Dark Matter;
- Density Distribution;
- Disk Galaxies;
- Interstellar Matter;
- Oort Cloud;
- Solar Position;
- Trace Elements;
- Velocity Distribution;
- Astronomical Models;
- Celestial Navigation;
- Galactic Structure;
- Taylor Instability;
- Astrophysics