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| Paper: |
RAVEing about the Metal Poor Disk of the Milky Way |
| Volume: |
396, Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Disks |
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63 |
| Authors: |
Fulbright, J.P.; Ruchti, G.; Wyse, R.F.G.; the RAVE Collaboration |
| Abstract: |
Clues to the early formation of the Milky Way disk are preserved within the detailed stellar abundances of its most metal-poor stars. Only a few metal-poor disk stars with [Fe/H] < −1 have been analyzed for their abundances until now. We have observed a large sample (> 75 stars) of metal-poor disk stars isolated from the catalog of the RAdial Velocity Experiment (RAVE). While the analysis is ongoing, we have confirmed that a significant metal-poor disk population with an alpha-element enhancement slightly greater than the local stellar halo. This suggests an early and rapid formation for these stars. |
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