3-Dimensional dynamics of the galactic bulge

Abstract

This thesis is part of a project which attempts to unveil the structure of the galactic bulge of our galaxy through the study of the kinematics of stars in low foreground extinction windows.Thus, in order to effectively constraint the phase-space distribution function of the galactic bulge, we have collected a large number of radial velocities (~3200) and proper motions (~50000) in six of those ``windows'' with low extinction across the bulge. In addition, a self-consistent Schwarzschild model to study the distribution of stellar orbits in the galactic bulge has been produced.