The metal-poor halo of the andromeda spiral galaxy (M31)

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 648, Issue 1 I, 2006, Pages 389-404

  Kalirai, Jasonjot S ^a   Gilbert, Karoline M ^a   Guhathakurta, Puragra ^a   Majewski, Steven R ^b   Ostheimer, James C ^b   Rich, R Michael ^c   Cooper, Michael C ^d   Reitzel, David B ^c   Patterson, Richard J ^b  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual (M31); Galaxies: structure; Galaxy: abundances; Techniques: spectroscopic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748794516     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505697     Document Type: Article

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