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Origins of the thick disk as traced by the alpha elements of metal-poor giant stars selected from RAVE

Abstract:: Theories of thick-disk formation can be differentiated by measurements of stellar elemental abundances. We have undertaken a study of metal-poor stars selected from the RAVE spectroscopic survey of bright stars to establish whether or not there is a significant population of metal-poor thick-disk stars ([Fe/H] ≲ -1.0) and to measure their elemental abundances. In this Letter, we present abundances of four α-elements (Mg, Si, Ca, and Ti) and iron for a subsample of 212 red giant branch and 31 ...
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Ruchti, G., Fulbright, J., Wyse, R., Gilmore, G., Bienaymé, O., Binney, J., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Campbell, R., Freeman, K., Gibson, B., Grebel, E., Helmi, A., Munari, U., Navarro, J., Parker, Q., Reid, W., Seabroke, G., Siebert, A., Siviero, A., … Zwitter, T. (2010). Origins of the thick disk as traced by the alpha elements of metal-poor giant stars selected from RAVE. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 721(2 PART 2).

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Ruchti, G., et al. “Origins of the Thick Disk as Traced by the Alpha Elements of Metal-Poor Giant Stars Selected from RAVE.” Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 721, no. 2 PART 2, 2010.

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Ruchti, G, J Fulbright, R Wyse, G Gilmore, O Bienaymé, J Binney, J Bland-Hawthorn, et al. 2010. “Origins of the Thick Disk as Traced by the Alpha Elements of Metal-Poor Giant Stars Selected from RAVE.” Astrophysical Journal Letters 721 (2 PART 2).
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Journal:: Astrophysical Journal Letters More from this journal
Volume:: 721
Issue:: 2 PART 2
Publication date:: 2010-10-01
DOI:: 10.1088/2041-8205/721/2/L92
EISSN:: 2041-8213
ISSN:: 2041-8205

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Language:: English
Keywords:: Stars: abundances

Galaxy: disk

Galaxy: abundances

Stars: late-type
Pubs id:: pubs:212419
UUID:: uuid:4828f0ae-2496-4885-9988-384a7ffcb685
Local pid:: pubs:212419
Source identifiers:: 212419
Deposit date:: 2012-12-19

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