Nucleosynthesis in stars and the chemical enrichment of galaxies
K Nomoto, C Kobayashi… - Annual Review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
After the Big Bang, production of heavy elements in the early Universe takes place starting
from the formation of the first stars, their evolution, and explosion. The first supernova …
from the formation of the first stars, their evolution, and explosion. The first supernova …
Near-field cosmology with extremely metal-poor stars
A Frebel, JE Norris - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The oldest, most metal-poor stars in the Galactic halo and satellite dwarf galaxies present an
opportunity to explore the chemical and physical conditions of the earliest star-forming …
opportunity to explore the chemical and physical conditions of the earliest star-forming …
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Motivation, implementation, GIRAFFE data processing, analysis, and final data products
Context. The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey is an ambitious project designed to
obtain astrophysical parameters and elemental abundances for 100 000 stars, including …
obtain astrophysical parameters and elemental abundances for 100 000 stars, including …
Ultrafaint dwarfs in a Milky Way context: introducing the Mint condition DC Justice League simulations
E Applebaum, AM Brooks, CR Christensen… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present results from the" Mint" resolution DC Justice League suite of Milky Way–like
zoom-in cosmological simulations, which extend our study of nearby galaxies down into the …
zoom-in cosmological simulations, which extend our study of nearby galaxies down into the …
Proper motions, orbits, and tidal influences of milky way dwarf spheroidal galaxies
We combine Gaia early data release 3 astrometry with accurate photometry and utilize a
probabilistic mixture model to measure the systemic proper motion of 52 dwarf spheroidal …
probabilistic mixture model to measure the systemic proper motion of 52 dwarf spheroidal …
The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group
AW McConnachie - The Astronomical Journal, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Positional, structural, and dynamical parameters for all dwarf galaxies in and around the
Local Group are presented, and various aspects of our observational understanding of this …
Local Group are presented, and various aspects of our observational understanding of this …
Gaia early DR3 systemic motions of Local Group dwarf galaxies and orbital properties with a massive Large Magellanic Cloud
G Battaglia, S Taibi, GF Thomas, TK Fritz - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 - aanda.org
Aims. We perform a comprehensive determination of the systemic proper motions of 74
dwarf galaxies and dwarf galaxy candidates in the Local Group based on Gaia early data …
dwarf galaxies and dwarf galaxy candidates in the Local Group based on Gaia early data …
The quenching of the ultra-faint dwarf galaxies in the reionization era
TM Brown, J Tumlinson, M Geha… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We present new constraints on the star formation histories of six ultra-faint dwarf galaxies:
Bootes I, Canes Venatici II, Coma Berenices, Hercules, Leo IV, and Ursa Major I. Our …
Bootes I, Canes Venatici II, Coma Berenices, Hercules, Leo IV, and Ursa Major I. Our …
The faintest dwarf galaxies
JD Simon - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The lowest luminosity (L) Milky Way satellite galaxies represent the extreme lower limit of the
galaxy luminosity function. These ultra-faint dwarfs are the oldest, most dark matter …
galaxy luminosity function. These ultra-faint dwarfs are the oldest, most dark matter …
S 5: The Orbital and Chemical Properties of One Dozen Stellar Streams
We report the kinematic, orbital, and chemical properties of 12 stellar streams with no
evident progenitors using line-of-sight velocities and metallicities from the Southern Stellar …
evident progenitors using line-of-sight velocities and metallicities from the Southern Stellar …