The metallicity distribution function of field stars in M31's bulge

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1627-1634

  Sarajedini, Ata ^a   Jablonka, Pascale ^b,c  

^a 211 Bryant Space Science Center ^*  (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Galaxies: bulges; Galaxies: formation; Galaxies: individual (M31); Galaxies: stellar content; Local Group; Stars: abundances

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744595165     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/433171     Document Type: Article

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