On the use of [Na/Fe] and [α/Fe] ratios and Hipparcos-based (U, V, W) velocities as age indicators among low-metallicity halo field giants

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1286-1294

  Hanson, Robert B ^a   Sneden, Christopher ^b   Kraft, Robert P ^a   Fulbright, Jon ^a  

^a University of California at Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundances galaxy; Galaxy; Halo galaxy; Kinematics and dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000130896     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300523     Document Type: Article

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