Published in "Tidal Streams in the Local Group and Beyond", Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Volume 420. ISBN 978-3-319-19335-9. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016, p. 113.
http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/1603.02149

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Abstract: Clues to the origins and evolution of our Galaxy can be found in the kinematics of stars around us. Remnants of accreted satellite galaxies produce over-densities in velocity-space, which can remain coherent for much longer than spatial over-densities. This chapter reviews a number of studies that have hunted for these accretion relics, both in the nearby solar-neighbourhood and the more-distant stellar halo. Many observational surveys have driven this field forwards, from early work with the Hipparcos mission, to contemporary surveys like RAVE & SDSS. This active field continues to flourish, providing many new discoveries, and will be revolutionised as the Gaia mission delivers precise proper motions for a billion stars in our Galaxy.

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION TO KINEMATIC STREAMS
• LOCAL KINEMATIC STREAMS
• The Helmi stream
• Other early discoveries
• Streams in the Geneva-Copenhagen survey
• Pieces of the puzzle
• Arifyanto & Fuchs
• The modern era
• The RAVE survey
• The SDSS survey
• DISTANT HALO STREAMS
• FUTURE PROSPECTS
• REFERENCES