NGC 1261: an r-process enhanced globular cluster from the Gaia-Enceladus event

Our Milky Way (MW) has witnessed a series of major accretion events in the past. One of the later additions, the Gaia-Enceladus merger, has contributed a considerable mass to the inner Galaxy, but also generously donated to the outer halo. So far, associations with present-day MW globular clusters (...

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Hauptverfasser: Koch-Hansen, Andreas (VerfasserIn) , Hansen, Camilla Juul (VerfasserIn) , McWilliam, Andrew (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 31 August 2021
In: Astronomy and astrophysics
Year: 2021, Jahrgang: 653, Pages: 1-12
ISSN:1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202141130
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Verfasserangaben:Andreas J. Koch-Hansen, Camilla J. Hansen, and Andrew McWilliam

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