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astro-ph2004★ 1 cited
The Extreme Ends of the Metallicity Distribution in dSph Galaxies
Matthew Shetrone
This paper reviews recent abundance results of local dSph giants. All dSph systems seem to show evidence of slow star formation rates, compared to the Milky Way, based on the most…
astro-ph2004★ 376 cited
Two distinct ancient components in the Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy: First Results from DART
Eline Tolstoy, M. J. Irwin, A. Helmi +14
We have found evidence for the presence of two distinct ancient stellar components (both geq 10 Gyr old) in the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy. We used the ESO Wide Field Imager…
astro-ph2004★ 778 cited
Stellar Chemical Signatures And Hierarchical Galaxy Formation
K. A. Venn, M. Irwin, M. D. Shetrone +3
ABRIDGED: To compare the chemistries of stars in the Milky Way dSph galaxies with stars in the Galaxy, we have compiled a large sample of Galactic stellar abundances from the liter…