6 papers
An Analytic Model for Stellar Metallicity Gradient Residuals in Cold, Phase-Mixed Galactic Disks
Shaunak Modak, Zoe Hackshaw, Keith Hawkins
The distribution of stellar metallicities over phase space in galactic disks is sculpted by both star formation and secular orbital transport processes. As a result, chemo-dynamica…
A Detailed Chemical Analysis of the Red Giant Orbiting the Black Hole BH3: From Lithium to Thorium
Zoe Hackshaw, Keith Hawkins, Catherine Manea
Preliminary astrometric data from the fourth data release of the mission revealed a 33 M dark companion to a metal-poor red giant star, deemed BH3. This sys…
Dynamical Origins of Azimuthal Metallicity Variations in the Galactic Disk: Insights from Kinematic Ridges with Gaia
Carlos Jurado, Keith Hawkins, Jason A. S. Hunt +4
Kinematic and spectroscopic studies in the past few years have revealed coherent azimuthal metallicity variations across the Milky Way's disk that may be the result of dynamical pr…
Exploring the History of Stellar Mergers with Chemistry: Examining the Origins of Massive -Enriched Stars using Carbon Isotope Ratios
Zachary G. Maas, Keith Hawkins, Jeffrey M. Gerber +2
Recently discovered massive -enriched (MAE) stars have surface chemistry consistent with members of the older thick disk Milky Way population but high masses ( 1.5 - 3 M$…
Optical Spectroscopy Reveals Hidden Neutron-capture Elemental Abundance Differences among APOGEE-identified Chemical Doppelgängers
Catherine Manea, Melissa Ness, Keith Hawkins +9
Grouping stars by chemical similarity has the potential to reveal the Milky Way's evolutionary history. The APOGEE stellar spectroscopic survey has the resolution and sensitivity f…
The Nineteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
SDSS Collaboration, Gautham Adamane Pallathadka, Mojgan Aghakhanloo +209
Mapping the local and distant Universe is key to our understanding of it. For decades, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has made a concerted effort to map millions of celestial…