The low metallicity tail of the halo metallicity distribution function

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 139-144

  Beers, T C ^a   Rossi, S ^a,f   Norris, J E ^b   Ryan, S G ^c   Molaro, P ^d   Rebolo, R ^e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL GREENWICH OBSERVATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 0039966944     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005054831184     Document Type: Article

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