Besançon Galaxy Model

Besançon model of stellar population synthesis of the Galaxy


  • E.B. Amores, A.C. Robin, C. Reylé Evolution over time of the Milky Way’s disc shape Astron. Astrophys.,602, A67, 2017 ADS
  • A.C. Robin, O. Bienaymé, J.G. Fernandez-Trincado, C. Reylé Kinematics of the local disk from the RAVE survey and the Gaia first data release Astron. Astrophys., 605, A1, 2017 ADS
  • O. Bienaymé, A.C. Robin, B. Famaey Quasi-integral of motion for axisymmetric potentials Astron. Astrophys., 581, A123, 2015
  • M.A. Czekaj, A.C. Robin, F. Figueras, X. Luri et M. Haywood The Besancon Galaxy Model renewed I. Constraints on the Galactic thin disc evolution from Tycho data Astron. Astrophys., 564, A102, 2014 ADS
  • A.C. Robin, C. Reylé, J. Fliri, M. Czekaj, C.P. Robert et A.M.M. Martins Constraining the thick disc formation scenario of the Milky Way Astron. Astrophys., 569, A13, 2014 ADS
  • A.C. Robin, D.J. Marshall, M. Schultheis and C. Reylé. Stellar populations in the Milky Way bulge region: towards solving the Galactic bulge and bar shapes using 2MASS data Astron. Astrophys., 538, A106, 2012 ADS
  • C Reylé, D. J. Marshall, A.C. Robin and M. Schultheis The Milky Way's external disc constrained by 2MASS star counts Astron. Astrophys., 495(3), 819-826, 2009 ADS
  • D.J. Marshall, A.C. Robin, C. Reylé, M. Schultheis and S. Picaud. Modelling the Galactic interstellar extinction distribution in three dimensions Astron. Astrophys., 453, 635-651, 2006 ADS
  • M. Schultheis, A.C. Robin, C. Reylé, H.J. McCracken, E. Bertin, Y. Mellier and 0. Le Fèvre. Stellar populations in the CFHTLS - I. New constraints on the IMF at low mass Astron. Astrophys., 447, 185-198, 2006 ADS
  • S. Picaud & A.C. Robin. 3D outer bulge structure from near infrared star counts, Astron. Astrophys., 428, 891-903, 2004 ADS
  • A.C. Robin, C. Reylé, S. Derrière and S. Picaud. A synthetic view on structure and evolution of the Milky Way, 2003, Astron. Astrophys., 409, 523 ADS (erratum: 2004, Astron. Astrophys., 416, 157)
  • M. Haywood, A. C. Robin, M. Crézé The evolution of the Milky Way disc. II. Constraints from star counts at the galactic poles Astron. Astrophys., 320, 440-459, 1997, ADS
  • M. Haywood, A. C. Robin, M. Crézé The evolution of the Milky Way disc. I. Vertical structure and local constraints Astron. Astrophys., 320, 428-439, 1997, ADS
  • A.C. Robin M. Haywood, M. Crézé, D.K. Ojha, O. Bienaymé. The thick disc of the Galaxy: sequel of a merging event, 1996, Astron. Astrophys., 305, 125 ADS
  • M. Haywood 1995, PhD thesis, Université Paris-VI ADS
  • O. Bienaymé, A.C. Robin & M. Crézé The mass density in our Galaxy , 1987, Astron. Astrophys., 180, 94-110 ADS
  • A.C. Robin & E. Oblak. A kinematic model of the Galaxy In European Regional Astronomy Meeting of the IAU, Volume 4, 323-326, 1987, ADS
  • A. Robin & M. Crézé. Stellar populations in the Milky Way - A synthetic model, 1986, Astron. Astrophys., 157, 71-90 ADS
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Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers THETA de Franche-Comté-Bourgogne
Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux
Institut UTINAM