Aug 12 – 13, 2026
Laurentian University
Canada/Eastern timezone

Comparing the Milky Way to Simulated Galaxies

Aug 12, 2026, 5:44 PM
12m
C-203 (Laurentian University)

C-203

Laurentian University

Session IV Presentations

Speaker

Nicole Muchos (Queen's University)

Description

This project examines whether the Milky Way is representative of galaxies of similar mass by analyzing data from the NIHAO cosmological simulation suite. By comparing the stellar and gas properties, stellar ages, and metallicities of simulated galaxies with observations of the Milky Way, we can better understand where our Galaxy fits within the broader galactic population. Additionally, this work investigates whether the two stellar populations observed in the Milky Way’s disk are truly distinct components or part of a single distribution.

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Author

Nicole Muchos (Queen's University)

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