3 papers
astro-ph.GA2025
Decoding the Galactic Twirl: The Downfall of Milky Way-mass Galaxies Rotation Curves in the FIRE Simulations
Xiaowei Ou, Lina Necib, Andrew Wetzel +3
Recent measurements of the Milky Way rotation curve found a sharp decline at around - kpc from the center of the Galaxy, suggesting that the Galactic dark matter halo is mu…
astro-ph.GA2025
Early r-process Enrichment and Hierarchical Assembly Across the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy
Xiaowei Ou, Alexander Yelland, Anirudh Chiti +3
Dwarf galaxies like Sagittarius (Sgr) provide a unique window into the early stages of galactic chemical evolution, particularly through their metal-poor stars. By studying the che…
astro-ph.GA2024
The Rise of the -Process in the Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus Dwarf Galaxy
Xiaowei Ou, Alexander P. Ji, Anna Frebel +2
Neutron star mergers (NSMs) produce copious amounts of heavy r-process elements after a time delayed inspiral process. Once NSMs are present in a galaxy, r-process elements, such a…