The evolution of the content of heavy elements in galaxies, the relative chemical
abundances, their spatial distribution, and how these scale with various galactic properties …

The production of about half of the heavy elements found in nature is assigned to a specific
astrophysical nucleosynthesis process: the rapid neutron-capture process (r process) …

To reach a deeper understanding of the origin of elements in the periodic table, we construct
Galactic chemical evolution (GCE) models for all stable elements from C (A= 12) to U (A …

The distribution of elements in galaxies provides a wealth of information about their
production sites and their subsequent mixing into the interstellar medium. Here we …

Our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is a benchmark for understanding disk galaxies. It is the only
galaxy whose formation history can be studied using the full distribution of stars from faint …

Context. The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey is an ambitious project designed to
obtain astrophysical parameters and elemental abundances for 100 000 stars, including …

ABSTRACT Data Release 5 (DR5) of the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) is the fifth data
release from a magnitude-limited ($9\lt I\lt 12$) survey of stars randomly selected in the …

Using a sample of 69,919 red giants from the SDSS-III/APOGEE Data Release 12, we
measure the distribution of stars in the [α/Fe] versus [Fe/H] plane and the metallicity …

Aims. The aim of this paper is to explore and map the age and abundance structure of the
stars in the nearby Galactic disk. Methods. We have conducted a high-resolution …

Determining whether Earth-like planets are common or rare looms as a touchstone in the
question of life in the universe. We searched for Earth-size planets that cross in front of their …