Complexity on small scales: The metallicity distribution of the Carina dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 895-911

  Koch, Andreas ^a   Grebel, Eva K ^a   Wyse, Rosemary F G ^b   Kleyna, Jan T ^c   Wilkinson, Mark I ^d   Harbeck, Daniel R ^e   Gilmore, Gerard F ^d   Evans, N Wyn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: individual (Carina) galaxies: stellar content; Galaxies: structure; Local Group

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144480845     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499490     Document Type: Article

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