The GAIA-ESO Survey: The Contribution from CAUP

S. G. Sousa, V. Zh. Adibekyan, I. M. Brandão, M. S. Cunha, D. F. M. Folha, J. F. Gameiro, M. Montalto, M. J. P. F. G. Monteiro, G. Pace, N. C. Santos

Abstract.
Gaia-ESO is a large public spectroscopic survey, targeting more that 100000 stars, systematically covering all major components of our galaxy, from halo to star forming regions, providing the first homogeneous overview of the distributions of kinematics and elemental abundances. This will substancially increase the knowledge of Galactic and stellar evolution. With the Gaia astrometry the survey will quantify the formation history and evolution of young, mature and ancient Galactic populations.
With well-defined samples, we will survey the bulge, thick and thin discs and halo components, and open star clusters of all ages and masses. Here we present the work structure focusing on the CAUP's envolvement within the Gaia-ESO survey.

XXI Encontro Nacional de Astronomia e Astrofisica
Coimbra, Portugal
September 2011

Type: Oral comunication