Magnesium isotopes in metal-poor dwarfs: The rise of AGB stars and the formation timescale of the galactic halo

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 659, Issue 1 II, 2007, Pages

  Meléndez, Jorge ^a   Cohen, Judith G ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxy: halo; Stars: abundances; Stars: AGB and post AGB; Stars: atmospheres; Stars: population II

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248136518     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516735     Document Type: Article

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