Multi-element abundance measurements from medium-resolution spectra. I. The sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 705, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 328-346

  Kirby, Evan N ^a   Guhathakurta, Puragra ^a   Bolte, Michael ^a   Sneden, Christopher ^b   Geha, Marla C ^c  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundances; Dwarf; Evolution; Galaxies; Galaxy; Individual (sculptor dwarf); Local group

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021115723     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/705/1/328     Document Type: Article

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