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The aim of my research is to understand how our home galaxy, the Milky Way, and its stellar populations formed and evolved to what we observe today. There are many pieces in the puzzle and I focus on the observational ones, mapping the detailed structure in terms of abundances, kinematics, and ages, using high-resolution spectra obtained with the large optical telescopes around the world. Currently I am involved in three large spectroscopic surveys: The Gaia-ESO Survey, WEAVE, and 4MOST, with the aims of observing several millions of stars over the coming 10-15 years.
UKÄ subject classification
- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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The Gaia -ESO survey: Mapping the shape and evolution of the radial abundance gradients with open clusters
Magrini, L., Viscasillas Vázquez, C., Spina, L., Randich, S., Romano, D., Franciosini, E., Recio-Blanco, A., Nordlander, T., D'orazi, V., Baratella, M., Smiljanic, R., Dantas, M. L. L., Pasquini, L., Spitoni, E., Casali, G., Van Der Swaelmen, M., Bensby, T., Stonkute, E., Feltzing, S., Sacco, G. G., & 11 others, 2023 Jan, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 669, A119.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Gaia -ESO survey: Placing constraints on the origin of r -process elements
Van Der Swaelmen, M., Viscasillas Vázquez, C., Cescutti, G., Magrini, L., Cristallo, S., Vescovi, D., Randich, S., Tautvaišiene, G., Bagdonas, V., Bensby, T., Bergemann, M., Bragaglia, A., Drazdauskas, A., Jiménez-Esteban, F., Guiglion, G., Korn, A., Masseron, T., Minkeviiute, R., Smiljanic, R., Spina, L., & 2 others, 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 670, A129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Gaia -ESO Survey: Old super-metal-rich visitors from the inner Galaxy
Dantas, M. L. L., Smiljanic, R., Boesso, R., Rocha-Pinto, H. J., Magrini, L., Guiglion, G., Tautvaišiene, G., Gilmore, G., Randich, S., Bensby, T., Bragaglia, A., Bergemann, M., Carraro, G., Jofré, P. & Zaggia, S., 2023 Jan, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 669, A96.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Gaia-ESO Survey: Preparing the ground for 4MOST and WEAVE galactic surveys: Chemical evolution of lithium with machine learning
Nepal, S., Guiglion, G., De Jong, R. S., Valentini, M., Chiappini, C., Steinmetz, M., Ambrosch, M., Pancino, E., Jeffries, R. D., Bensby, T., Romano, D., Smiljanic, R., Dantas, M. L. L., Gilmore, G., Randich, S., Bayo, A., Bergemann, M., Franciosini, E., Jiménez-Esteban, F., Jofré, P., & 4 others, 2023 Mar 1, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 671, A61.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The spinning phase spiral in Gaia DR3
Alinder, S., Mcmillan, P. & Bensby, T., 2023 Jun 14.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Investigating a possible third component in the Milky Way outer disk.
Alinder, S., Bensby, T. & Mcmillan, P.
2021/02/01 → …
Project: Research
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NMW: The New Milky Way
Feltzing, S., Bensby, T., Lindegren, L., Church, R., Hobbs, D., Ryde, N., Hartman, H., Mcmillan, P., Traven, G., Feuillet, D., Sahlholdt, C., Howes, L. & Stonkute, E.
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
2014/07/01 → 2027/06/30
Project: Research
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4MOST: 4MOST - massive spectroscopic surveys of the Milky Way and the Universe
Feltzing, S., Church, R., Hobbs, D., Bensby, T., Ryde, N., Hartman, H., Mcmillan, P., Jönsson, H., Agertz, O., Howes, L., Kushniruk, I., Agertz, O., Traven, G. & Feuillet, D.
2011/01/01 → 2029/12/31
Project: Research
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The nature of kinematic structures in the Galactic disc
Kushniruk, I., Bensby, T. & Feltzing, S.
2016/09/01 → 2020/11/06
Project: Dissertation