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The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay (BRAVA): II. Complete sample and data release. / Kunder, Andrea; Koch, Andreas; Rich, R. Michael et al.
In: The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 143, No. 3, 57, 06.02.2012.

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Kunder, A, Koch, A, Rich, RM, Propris, RD, Howard, CD, Stubbs, SA, Johnson, CI, Shen, J, Wang, Y, Robin, AC, Kormendy, J, Soto, M, Frinchaboy, P, Reitzel, DB, Zhao, H & Origlia, L 2012, 'The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay (BRAVA): II. Complete sample and data release', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 143, no. 3, 57. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/143/3/57

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Kunder, A., Koch, A., Rich, R. M., Propris, R. D., Howard, C. D., Stubbs, S. A., Johnson, C. I., Shen, J., Wang, Y., Robin, A. C., Kormendy, J., Soto, M., Frinchaboy, P., Reitzel, D. B., Zhao, H., & Origlia, L. (2012). The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay (BRAVA): II. Complete sample and data release. The Astronomical Journal, 143(3), Article 57. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/143/3/57

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Kunder A, Koch A, Rich RM, Propris RD, Howard CD, Stubbs SA et al. The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay (BRAVA): II. Complete sample and data release. The Astronomical Journal. 2012 Feb 6;143(3):57. doi: 10.1088/0004-6256/143/3/57

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Kunder, Andrea ; Koch, Andreas ; Rich, R. Michael et al. / The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay (BRAVA) : II. Complete sample and data release. In: The Astronomical Journal. 2012 ; Vol. 143, No. 3.

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title = "The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay (BRAVA): II. Complete sample and data release",
abstract = "We present new radial velocity measurements from the Bulge Radial Velocity Assay, a large-scale spectroscopic survey of M-type giants in the Galactic bulge/bar region. The sample of ~4500 new radial velocities, mostly in the region –10° < l < +10° and b ≈ –6°, more than doubles the existent published data set. Our new data extend our rotation curve and velocity dispersion profile to +20°, which is ~2.8 kpc from the Galactic center. The new data confirm the cylindrical rotation observed at –6° and –8° and are an excellent fit to the Shen et al. N-body bar model. We measure the strength of the TiOε molecular band as a first step toward a metallicity ranking of the stellar sample, from which we confirm the presence of a vertical abundance gradient. Our survey finds no strong evidence of previously unknown kinematic streams. We also publish our complete catalog of radial velocities, photometry, TiO band strengths, and spectra, which is available at the Infrared Science Archive as well as at UCLA.",
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author = "Andrea Kunder and Andreas Koch and Rich, {R. Michael} and Propris, {Roberto de} and Howard, {Christian D.} and Stubbs, {Scott A.} and Johnson, {Christian I.} and Juntai Shen and Yougang Wang and Robin, {Annie C.} and John Kormendy and Mario Soto and Peter Frinchaboy and Reitzel, {David B.} and HongSheng Zhao and Livia Origlia",
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RIS

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AU - Kunder, Andrea

AU - Koch, Andreas

AU - Rich, R. Michael

AU - Propris, Roberto de

AU - Howard, Christian D.

AU - Stubbs, Scott A.

AU - Johnson, Christian I.

AU - Shen, Juntai

AU - Wang, Yougang

AU - Robin, Annie C.

AU - Kormendy, John

AU - Soto, Mario

AU - Frinchaboy, Peter

AU - Reitzel, David B.

AU - Zhao, HongSheng

AU - Origlia, Livia

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N2 - We present new radial velocity measurements from the Bulge Radial Velocity Assay, a large-scale spectroscopic survey of M-type giants in the Galactic bulge/bar region. The sample of ~4500 new radial velocities, mostly in the region –10° < l < +10° and b ≈ –6°, more than doubles the existent published data set. Our new data extend our rotation curve and velocity dispersion profile to +20°, which is ~2.8 kpc from the Galactic center. The new data confirm the cylindrical rotation observed at –6° and –8° and are an excellent fit to the Shen et al. N-body bar model. We measure the strength of the TiOε molecular band as a first step toward a metallicity ranking of the stellar sample, from which we confirm the presence of a vertical abundance gradient. Our survey finds no strong evidence of previously unknown kinematic streams. We also publish our complete catalog of radial velocities, photometry, TiO band strengths, and spectra, which is available at the Infrared Science Archive as well as at UCLA.

AB - We present new radial velocity measurements from the Bulge Radial Velocity Assay, a large-scale spectroscopic survey of M-type giants in the Galactic bulge/bar region. The sample of ~4500 new radial velocities, mostly in the region –10° < l < +10° and b ≈ –6°, more than doubles the existent published data set. Our new data extend our rotation curve and velocity dispersion profile to +20°, which is ~2.8 kpc from the Galactic center. The new data confirm the cylindrical rotation observed at –6° and –8° and are an excellent fit to the Shen et al. N-body bar model. We measure the strength of the TiOε molecular band as a first step toward a metallicity ranking of the stellar sample, from which we confirm the presence of a vertical abundance gradient. Our survey finds no strong evidence of previously unknown kinematic streams. We also publish our complete catalog of radial velocities, photometry, TiO band strengths, and spectra, which is available at the Infrared Science Archive as well as at UCLA.

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JO - The Astronomical Journal

JF - The Astronomical Journal

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