The metal content of bulge field stars from FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra: I. Stellar parameters and iron abundances

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 486, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 177-189

  Zoccali, M ^a   Hill, V ^b   Lecureur, A ^b,c   Barbuy, B ^d   Renzini, A ^e   Minniti, D ^a   Gomez A ^b   Ortolani, S ^f  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c ASTRONOMISCHES RECHEN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxy: bulge; Stars: abundances; Stars: atmospheres

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; IRON; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ABUNDANCE ANALYSIS; GALAXY: BULGE; HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY; METAL CONTENT; RADIAL GRADIENT; STARS: ABUNDANCES; STARS: ATMOSPHERE; STELLAR PARAMETERS;

STARS;

EID: 46649098904     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809394     Document Type: Article

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