Context. Extremely metal-poor (EMP) stars provide us with indirect information on the first generations of massive stars. The TOPoS survey has been designed to increase the census of these stars and to provide a chemical inventory that is as detailed as possible. Aims. Seven of the most iron-poor...
Bonifacio, P.
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Caffau, E.
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Spite, M.
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Spite, F.
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Sbordone, L.
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Monaco, L.
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François, P.
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Plez, B.
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Molaro, P.
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Gallagher, A.J.
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Cayrel, R.
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Christlieb, N.
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Klessen, R.S.
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Koch, A.
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Ludwig, H.-G.
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Steffen, M.
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Zaggia, S.
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Abate, C.
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[TOPoS: IV. Chemical abundances from high-resolution observations of seven extremely metal-poor stars]
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TOPoS: IV. Chemical abundances from high-resolution observations of seven extremely metal-poor stars
Sagittarius (Sgr) is a massive disrupted dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the Milky Way halo that has undergone several stripping events. Previous chemical studies were restricted mainly to a few, metal-rich ([Fe/H] ) stars that suggested a top-light initial mass function (IMF). Here we present the fir...
Hansen, C.J.
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El-Souri, M.
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Monaco, L.
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Villanova, S.
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Bonifacio, P.
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Caffau, E.
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Sbordone, L.
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[Ages and Heavy Element Abundances from Very Metal-poor Stars in the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy]
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Ages and Heavy Element Abundances from Very Metal-poor Stars in the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy
Context. Low-mass dwarf spheroidal galaxies are key objects for our understanding of the chemical evolution of the pristine Universe and the Local Group of galaxies. Abundance ratios in stars of these objects can be used to better understand their star formation and chemical evolution. Aims. We r...
François, P.
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Monaco, L.
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Bonifacio, P.
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Moni Bidin, C.
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Geisler, D.
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[Abundance ratios of red giants in low-mass ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies]
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Abundance ratios of red giants in low-mass ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies
Aims. Carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars represent a sizeable fraction of all known metal-poor stars in the Galaxy. Their formation and composition remains a significant topic of investigation within the stellar astrophysics community. Methods. We analysed a sample of low-resolution spectra ...
Caffau, E.
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Gallagher, A.J.
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Bonifacio, P.
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Spite, M.
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Duffau, S.
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Spite, F.
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Monaco, L.
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Sbordone, L.
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[Investigation of a sample of carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars observed with FORS and GMOS]
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Investigation of a sample of carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars observed with FORS and GMOS
We observed six He-clump stars of the intermediate-Age stellar cluster Gaia1 with the MIKE/Magellan spectrograph. A possible extra-galactic origin of this cluster, recently discovered thanks to the first data release of the ESA Gaia mission, has been suggested, based on its orbital parameters. Ab...
Mucciarelli, A.
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Monaco, L.
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Bonifacio, P.
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Saviane, I.
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[Chemical composition of the stellar cluster Gaia1: No surprise behind Sirius]
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Chemical composition of the stellar cluster Gaia1: No surprise behind Sirius