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The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay

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Radial Velocity Survey Results(~10,000 stars)
R~4200 central λ ~7900 A
(Rich et al. 2007, Kunder et al. 2012)

Metallicity Results at (l,b)=(-1,-8.5) (~100 stars)
R~25,000
central λ ~6125, ~6275, ~6650, and ~7800 A
(Johnson et al. 2011)

Radial Velocity and Metallicity Results at (l,b)=(0-8) (~700 stars)
R~1500, central λ ~6350 A
(De Propris et al. 2011)

Note to the user: If you use or refer to the data obtained from these databases in your scientific work, please cite:
Rich et al. 2007, ApJ, 658, 29 and Kunder et~al. 2012. AJ, 143, 57

BRAVA Rotation and Dispersion Results

Field Data Link	(l,b) (deg)	〈V_gc〉 (km/s)	err (〈V〉) (km/s)	σ (km/s)	err(σ)(km/s)	Na (Nb)
Data	0, 4	7.7	11.6	112.9	8.2	95 (95)
Data	0, -1	5.8	15.0	135.4	10.6	82 (97)
Data	0, -2	-8.1	12.1	125.8	8.6	108
Data	-6, -3	-58.0	11.5	91.0	8.1	63
Data	0, -3	-20.4	11.9	121.6	8.4	105 (107)
Data	6, -3	57.8	9.0	83.0	6.3	86
f3030	-30, -4	-161.7	6.1	51.3	4.3	70 (96)
Data	-10, -4	-98.6	9.3	84.1	6.6	81 (95)
Data	-9, -4	-63.4	8.3	79.7	5.8	93 (101)
Data	-8, -4	-93.1	9.2	86.8	6.5	89 (100)
Data	-8, -4	-88.1	8.7	83.2	6.2	91 (102)
Data	-8, -4	-69.6	8.4	81.1	5.9	94 (102)
Data	-7, -4	-82.2	8.5	85.7	6.0	102 (103)
Data	-6, -4	-60.4	8.9	88.6	6.3	100 (105)
Data	-5, -4	-36.8	9.0	90.3	6.4	101 (101)
Data	-4, -4	-52.3	9.3	96.5	6.6	108 (108)
Data	-3, -4	-50.4	10.7	111.9	7.6	109 (109)
Data	-2, -4	-22.8	11.0	112.8	7.7	106 (109)
Data	-1, -4	-5.5	11.4	119.1	8.1	109 (109)
Data	0, -4	-6.5	10.8	112.8	7.6	110 (110)
Data	0, -4	13.9	11.8	124.6	8.4	111 (112)
Data	1, -4	8.0	14.3	111.5	10.1	61 (72)
Data	2, -4	47.0	11.3	116.3	8.0	106 (107)
Data	3, -4	57.8	10.1	104.7	7.1	108 (108)
Data	4, -4	53.7	10.4	106.1	7.4	104 (105)
Data	4, -4	53.0	10.3	106.4	7.3	106 (111)
Data	5, -4	60.4	9.1	94.8	6.4	109 (109)
Data	6, -4	82.0	8.5	88.2	6.0	108 (108)
Data	6, -4	76.0	8.6	88.1	6.1	106
Data	7, -4	72.3	9.5	91.7	6.7	93 (104)
Data	8, -4	84.6	8.5	88.2	6.0	107 (107)
Data	9, -4	66.8	8.1	77.8	5.7	92 (101)
Data	10, -4	84.2	8.8	87.0	6.2	97 (106)
Data	12, -4	85.6	7.8	79.9	5.5	104
Data	14, -4	98.8	7.7	80.3	5.4	110
Data	18, -4	107.7	6.1	61.8	4.3	103
Data	22, -4	132.2	6.4	63.9	4.5	101
Data	-6, -5	-50.2	9.1	81.1	6.5	79
Data	0, -5	-3.6	9.7	99.0	6.8	105 (105)
Data	4, -5	50.6	9.5	98.8	6.7	108 (109)
Data	6, -5	45.9	7.8	80.6	5.5	106
Data	-10, -6	-85.7	7.1	72.1	5.0	103
Data	-9, -6	-75.3	8.2	82.9	5.8	102
Data	-8, -6	-96.4	7.3	74.5	5.1	105
Data	-7, -6	-42.2	9.7	98.5	6.7	103
Data	-6, -6	-66.8	8.7	85.3	6.2	96
Data	-5, -6	-60.1	8.4	87.6	6.0	108
Data	-4, -6	-51.6	8.4	88.4	5.9	112
Data	-3, -6	-29.8	8.3	86.9	5.9	109
Data	-2, -6	-41.0	8.6	89.3	6.0	109
Data	-1, -6	-7.7	9.3	97.1	6.5	110
Data	0, -6	-3.2	10.5	108.1	7.4	106 (106)
Data	0, -6	-0.4	8.7	90.8	6.2	109
Data	1, -6	-9.4	9.2	96.9	6.5	112
Data	2, -6	20.3	8.3	87.1	5.9	110
Data	3, -6	30.2	9.0	95.9	6.4	114
Data	4, -6	29.1	8.2	87.0	5.8	113
Data	5, -6	53.2	8.5	88.4	6.0	109
Data	6, -6	48.2	8.3	84.0	5.9	102
Data	7, -6	55.7	8.4	88.1	5.9	111
Data	8, -6	68.6	8.2	84.9	5.8	107
Data	9, -6	62.5	7.9	83.5	5.6	111
Data	10, -6	60.4	8.6	87.8	6.1	104
Data	10, -6	67.8	8.7	81.8	6.2	88
Data	-6, -7	-61.9	8.1	79.8	5.7	97
Data	6, -7	46.7	8.5	83.8	6.0	98
Data	-10, -8	-95.6	7.3	71.6	5.1	97
Data	-9, -8	-84.3	8.3	84.9	5.9	104
Data	-8, -8	-62.5	8.4	83.1	5.9	99
Data	-7, -8	-54.4	7.5	75.6	5.3	102
Data	-6, -8	-58.5	9.1	88	6.5	93
Data	-5, -8	-55.7	7.8	80.6	5.5	108
Data	-4, -8	-33	7.4	73	5.2	98
Data	-3, -8	-40.8	7.9	84.3	5.6	114
Data	-2, -8	-39.2	8.5	85.3	6	102
Data	-1, -8	-10.2	8.4	82.2	6	95
Data	0, -8	-17.7	8.7	88.2	6.2	102
Data	1, -8	5.2	7.5	75.6	5.3	103
Data	2, -8	7.2	7.6	77.2	5.4	103
Data	3, -8	7.7	8.7	90.4	6.2	108
Data	4, -8	5.5	6.9	70.4	4.9	104
Data	5, -8	63.5	9	91.3	6.4	102
Data	6, -8	51	7.4	72.7	5.2	98
Data	7, -8	47.4	7.6	76.2	5.3	102
Data	8, -8	58.1	6.9	68.5	4.9	98
Data	9, -8	54.9	7	72.2	4.9	108
Data	10, -8	79.5	7.5	73.6	5.3	96

The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay, or BRAVA was conceived as a survey of the line-of-sight velocity distribution of red giants across the bulge, to be compared with self-consistent dynamical models.