What are these blue metal-poor stars?

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1014-1055

  Preston, George W ^a   Sneden, Christopher ^b  

^a CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

^b University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

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EID: 0000170746     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301472     Document Type: Article

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