The GALAH survey. Issue Volume 9:Issue S298(2013) (6th January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Anguiano, B.; Freeman, K.; Bland-Hawthorn, J.; De Silva, G.; Asplund, M.; Carollo, D.; D'Orazi, V.; Keller, S.; Martell, S.; Sharma, S.; Sneden, C.; de Boer, L. Wylie; Zucker, D.; Zwitter, T.
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 9:Issue S298(2013)
• Page Start: 322
• Page End: 325
• Publication Date: 2014-01-06
• Subjects: instrumentation: spectrographs, -- surveys, -- stars: abundances, -- Galaxy: evolution, -- Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics, -- Galaxy: structure; Astronomy -- Congresses; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921313006522
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-9213

Abstract

Abstract: HERMES is a new high-resolution multi-object spectrograph on the Anglo Australian Telescope. The primary science driver for HERMES is the GALAH survey, GALactic Archaeology with HERMES. We are planning a spectroscopic survey of about a million stars, aimed at using chemical tagging techniques to reconstruct the star-forming aggregates that built up the disk, the bulge and halo of the Galaxy. This project will benefit greatly from the stellar distances and transverse motions from the Gaia mission.