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Chronography of the Milky Way's Halo System with Field Blue Horizontal-Branch Stars
R. M. Santucci, T. C. Beers, V. M. Placco +6
In a pioneering effort, Preston et al. reported that the colors of blue horizontal-branch (BHB) stars in the halo of the Galaxy shift with distance, from regions near the Galactic…
The Fractions of Inner- and Outer-Halo Stars in the Local Volume
Deokkeun An, Timothy C. Beers, Rafael M. Santucci +4
We obtain a new determination of the metallicity distribution function (MDF) of stars within - kpc of the Sun, based on recently improved co-adds of photometry f…
The Frequency of Field Blue-Straggler Stars in the Thick Disk and Halo System of the Galaxy
Rafael M. Santucci, Vinicius M. Placco, Silvia Rossi +5
We present an analysis of a new, large sample of field blue-straggler stars (BSSs) in the thick disk and halo system of the Galaxy, based on stellar spectra obtained during the Slo…