We study the properties of the central spheroids located within 10 kpc of the centre of mass of MilkyWay mass-sized galaxies simulated in a cosmological context. The simulated central regions are dominated by stars older than 10 Gyr, mostly formed in situ, with a contribution of ~30 per cent from...
Tissera, P.B.
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Machado, R.E.G.
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Carollo, D.
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Minniti, D.
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Beers, T.C.
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Zoccali, M.
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Meza, A.
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[The central spheroids of Milky Way mass-sized galaxies]
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The central spheroids of Milky Way mass-sized galaxies
Context. Understanding the formation and evolution of early-type, spheroid-dominated galaxies is an open question within the context of the hierarchical clustering scenario, particularly in low-density environments. Aims. Our goal is to study the main structural, dynamical, and stellar population...
Rosito, M.S.
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Pedrosa, S.E.
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Tissera, P.B.
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Avila-Reese, V.
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Lacerna, I.
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Bignone, L.A.
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Ibarra-Medel, H.J.
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Varela, S.
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[Field spheroid-dominated galaxies in a Λ-CDM Universe]
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Field spheroid-dominated galaxies in a Λ-CDM Universe
We find two chemically distinct populations separated relatively cleanly in the [Fe/H]-[Mg/Fe] plane, but also distinguished in other chemical planes, among metal-poor stars (primarily with metallicities [Fe H] < -0.9) observed by the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE...
Hayes, C.R.
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Majewski, S.R.
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Shetrone, M.
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Fernández-Alvar, E.
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Prieto, C.A.
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Schuster, W.J.
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Carigi, L.
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Cunha, K.
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Smith, V.V.
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Sobeck, J.
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Almeida, A.
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Beers, T.C.
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Carrera, R.
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Fernández-Trincado, J.G.
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García-Hernández, D.A.
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Geisler, D.
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Lane, R.R.
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Lucatello, S.
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Matthews, A.M.
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Minniti, D.
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Nitschelm, C.
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Tang, B.
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Tissera, P.B.
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Zamora, O.
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[Disentangling the Galactic Halo with APOGEE. I. Chemical and Kinematical Investigation of Distinct Metal-poor Populations]
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Disentangling the Galactic Halo with APOGEE. I. Chemical and Kinematical Investigation of Distinct Metal-poor Populations