The metallicity distribution functions of SEGUE G and K dwarfs: Constraints for disk chemical evolution and formation

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 761, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Schlesinger, Katharine J ^a,b,c   Johnson, Jennifer A ^c   Rockosi, Constance M ^b   Lee, Young Sun ^d,e   Morrison, Heather L ^f   Schönrich, Ralph ^c,g   Allende Prieto, Carlos ^h,i   Beers, Timothy C ^e,j   Yanny, Brian ^k   Harding, Paul ^f   Schneider, Donald P ^l   Chiappini, Cristina ^m,n   Da Costa, Luiz N ^m,o   Maia, Marcio A G ^m,o   Minchev, Ivan ⁿ   Rocha Pinto, Helio ^m,p   Santiago, Basílio X ^m,p  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of California at Santa Cruz   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^h INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^j NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^k FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^l PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m LABORATÓRIO INTERINSTITUCIONAL DE E ASTRONOMIA LINEA   (Brazil)

ⁿ ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

^o OBSERVATÓRIO NACIONAL   (Brazil)

^p FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

Galaxy: disk; Galaxy: evolution; Galaxy: stellar content; Galaxy: structure; stars: abundances; surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870851563     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/761/2/160     Document Type: Article

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