galkin: A new compilation of Milky Way rotation curve data

Author(s)

Pato, Miguel ^[1] ; Locco, Fabio ^{[2, 3]}

Affiliation

^[1] Stockholm Univ, Oskar Klein Ctr Cosmoparticle Phys, Dept Phys, Alballova, SE-10691 Stockholm - Sweden

^[2] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, ICTP South Amer Inst Fundamental Res, Rua Dr Bento Teobaldo Ferraz 271, BR-01140070 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Inst Fis Teor, Rua Dr Bento Teobaldo Ferraz 271, BR-01140070 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: SOFTWAREX; v. 6, p. 54-62, 2017.
• Web of Science Citations: 6

Abstract

We present galkin, a novel compilation of kinematic measurements tracing the rotation curve of our Galaxy together with a tool to treat the data. The compilation is optimised to Galactocentric radii between 3 and 20 kpc and includes the kinematics of gas, stars and masers in a total of 2780 measurements carefully collected from almost four decades of literature. A simple, user-friendly tool is provided to select, treat and retrieve the full database. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/11070-2 - Dark matter in the Milky Way: a precision era
• Grantee: Fabio Iocco
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants