Neutron-capture elements in the early galaxy: Insights from a large sample of metal-poor giants

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 544, Issue 1 PART 1, 2000, Pages 302-319

  Burris, Debra L ^a   Pilachowski, Catherine A ^b   Armandroff, Taft E ^b   Sneden, Christopher ^c   Cowan, John J ^d   Roe, Henry ^e  

^a Oklahoma City Community College   (United States)

^b NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances; Stars: abundances; Stars: Population II

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034693513     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/317172     Document Type: Article

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