Deep SDSS optical spectroscopy of distant halo stars: I. Atmospheric parameters and stellar metallicity distribution

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 568, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Allende Prieto, C ^a,b   Fernandez Alvar E ^a,b   Schlesinger, K J ^c   Lee, Y S ^d   Morrison, H L ^e   Schneider, D P ^f   Beers, T C ^g,h   Bizyaev, D ⁱ   Ebelke, G ⁱ   Malanushenko, E ⁱ   Malanushenko, V ⁱ   Oravetz, D ⁱ   Pan, K ⁱ   Simmons, A ⁱ   Simmerer, J ^j   Sobeck, J ^k   Robin, A C ^l  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^h MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^j LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

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Author keywords

Galaxy: halo; Methods: observational; Stars: atmospheres; Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: Population II; Techniques: spectroscopic

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASTROPHYSICS; GALAXIES; OPTIMIZATION; SPECTROGRAPHS; SURVEYS;

GALAXY: HALO; METHODS:OBSERVATIONAL; STARS: ATMOSPHERE; STARS: POPULATION II; STARS:FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; TECHNIQUES: SPECTROSCOPIC;

STARS;

EID: 84905506599     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424053     Document Type: Article

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