Matthias Steinmetz
Published 2012-05-28Version 1
The ongoing large spectroscopic surveys of the Milky Way such as SEGUE and RAVE have enabled us to take a fresh look at the structure of the Galactic thin and thick disks, and how their structure fits within the framework of structure formation via hierarchical clustering. In this article I will summarize some recent results mainly based in the RAVE survey with respect to the structure of the Galactic disks, their possible origin as well as indications of substructure and asymmetries.
Comments: Invited review given at the Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, Heidelberg, Sept 19-23, 2011
Journal: Astron. Nachr. 333, No. 5/6, 523 -- 529 (2012)
Evolution of the Milky Way with radial motions of stars and gas I. The solar neighborhood and the thin and thick disk
The 3D Velocity Structure of the Thick Disk from SPM4 and RAVE DR2
Interaction of HVCs with the Outskirts of Galactic Disks: Turbulence
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