Physical Parameters of SDSS Stars, the Nature of the SDSS ‘Ring around the Galaxy’, and the SEGUE Project

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-211

  Beers, Timothy C ^a   Prieto, Carlos Allende ^b   Wilhelm, Ronald ^c   Yanny, Brian ^d   Newbergg, Heidi ^e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b of Texas at Austin ^*  (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxy Chemical abundances ; Galaxy: Halo ; Galaxy: Thick Disk

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944473173     PISSN: 13233580     EISSN: 14486083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AS04010     Document Type: Article

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