Reddening and metallicity maps of the milky way bulge from VVV and 2MASS: I. The method and minor axis maps

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 534, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gonzalez, O A ^a   Rejkuba, M ^a   Zoccali, M ^b   Valenti, E ^a   Minniti, D ^b,c,d  

^a EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c VATICAN OBSERVATORY   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

Author keywords

dust, extinction; galaxy: bulge; stars: abundances

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COLOR; GALAXIES; GIANT STARS; LUMINANCE; PHOTOMETRY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

DIFFERENTIAL EXTINCTION; DUST , EXTINCTION; GALAXY: BULGE; HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY; LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS; RED GIANT BRANCHES; STARS: ABUNDANCES; STELLAR POPULATIONS;

METALS;

EID: 80052987828     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117601     Document Type: Article

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