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astro-ph2007
Kinematic and Chemical constraints on the formation of M31's inner and outer halo
A. Koch, R. M. Rich, D. B. Reitzel +8
The halo of M31 shows a wealth of substructures that are consistent with satellite accretion. Here we report on kinematic and abundance results from Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopy in the…
astro-ph2005★ 15 cited
Discovery of an extended halo of metal-poor stars in the Andromeda spiral galaxy
Puragra Guhathakurta, James C. Ostheimer, Karoline M. Gilbert +5
Understanding galaxy formation involves look-back and fossil-record studies of distant and nearby galaxies, respectively. Debris trails in our Galaxy's spheroidal halo of old stars…