2 papers
astro-ph2004
Chemical Evolution in the Carina Dwarf Spheroidal
A. Koch, E. K. Grebel, D. Harbeck +5
We present metallicities for 487 red giants in the Carina dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy that were obtained from FLAMES low-resolution Ca triplet (CaT) spectroscopy. We find a mean…
astro-ph2003
Mapping the Remote Milky Way Halo using BHB stars at 70 < r < 130 kpc
L. Clewley, S. J. Warren, P. C. Hewett +2
We increase the number of remote halo tracers by using blue horizontal branch (BHB) stars out to Galactocentric distances of 130 kpc. We use SDSS EDR photometry and the VLT to dete…