1. The Galaxy as seen by RAVE L. Veltz, O. Bienaymé & A. Just

2. Outline Model Observations Structure Kinematics Metallicity

3. Model Cigal

4. i => isothermal components k => absolute magnitudes Equation of stellar statistics: Our model

5. Gravitational Potential density distribution velocity dispersion Vertical gravitational potential: self-consistent

6. The analysis of the Galactic Disk structure relies on: Star counts Proper motions Radial velocities 2mass Complete within 5 to 15.4 magnitudes UCAC2 3 to 7 mas.y -1 within 6 to 14 magnitudes RAVE Internal error of 2 km.s -1 Our samples

7. Fit the observations CountRadial velocity Proper motions

8. Kinematics distribution function Thin disk Thick disk

9. Dwarf/Giant separation

10. Absolute magnitudes: Sub-giants M K =-0.89 M K =-0.17 Dwarfs M K =4.15 Clump giants M K =-1.61 Color selection 2mass-MSX- Hipparcos

11. HR diagram

12. Dwarf/Giant separation GiantsDwarfs Subgiants

13. Selection of dwarfs

14. Giants Dwarfs Subgiants Dwarf/Giant separation

15. Giants Dwarfs Subgiants

16. Dwarf/Giant separation Giants SubgiantsDwarfs

17. hyp.: all stars are Dwarfs Photometric distance

18. Observations versus Model Thin/thick disk transition Thick disk 45 Km/s Thin disk 15-20 Km/s photometric distance (pc)

19. Scaleheight

20. Scale-height Thin disk Thick disk Thin disk: h z =225 ± 10 pc Thick disk: h z =1048 ± 36 pc  thick/  thin=8%

21. Scalelength

22. h R =2500pc

23. h R,1 =1800pc & h R,2 =2800pc

24. Kinematics

25. Selection of dwarfs

29. Dispersion-color

31. B-V J-K

33. Dispersion-color

35. Dispersion vs distance

36. sigW-col (distance)

37. Metallicity

38. SDSS - RAVE

39. Metallicity

40. Metallicity-dispersion

41. Conclusions

42. Results Kinematical decomposition  Clear separation between the thin and the the thick disk Separation of dwarfs/giants Determination Scale height /length Kinematics function of Z Metallicity  Space  kinematics