A dynamical and kinematical model of the Galactic stellar halo and possible implications for galaxy formation scenarios

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 481, Issue 2 PART I, 1997, Pages 775-781

  Sommer Larsen, J ^a   Beers, T C ^b   Flynn, C ^c,d   Wllhelm, R ^b   Christensen, P R ^a,e  

^a THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS CENTER   (Denmark)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORDITA   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Galaxy: halo; Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics; Stars: horizontal branch; Stars: kinematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744442013     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/304081     Document Type: Article

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