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Traces of the formation history of the Milky Way

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2014

B. Nordström
Affiliation:
Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Juliane Maries vej 30, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark email: birgitta@nbi.ku.dk
E. Stonkutė
Affiliation:
Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius University, Lithuania email: edita.stonkute@tfai.vu.lt, renata.zenoviene@tfai.vu.lt, grazina.tautvaisiene@tfai.vu.lt
R. Ženovienė
Affiliation:
Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius University, Lithuania email: edita.stonkute@tfai.vu.lt, renata.zenoviene@tfai.vu.lt, grazina.tautvaisiene@tfai.vu.lt
G. Tautvaišienė
Affiliation:
Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius University, Lithuania email: edita.stonkute@tfai.vu.lt, renata.zenoviene@tfai.vu.lt, grazina.tautvaisiene@tfai.vu.lt
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Abstract

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Chemical and kinematical information is needed in order to understand and trace the formation history of our Galaxy. In the homogeneous large sample of F and G stars in the survey by Nordström et al. (2004), groups of stars with orbital parameters different from field stars were found by Helmi et al. (2006). Simulations of disrupted satellites showed that the groups had similar properties as infalling dwarf satellites would have after several Gyr. From high resolution spectra, we analyse elemental abundances of stars in 3 such groups with conserved kinematic properties. Here we present first results of s- and r- process element abundances in two such groups and compare with average field stars.

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Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

References

Nordström, B., Mayor, M., Andersen, J., et al. 2004, A&A, 418, 989Google Scholar
Helmi, A., Navarro, J. F., Nordström, B., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 365, 1309CrossRefGoogle Scholar