Nucleosynthesis in stars and the chemical enrichment of galaxies
K Nomoto, C Kobayashi… - Annual Review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
After the Big Bang, production of heavy elements in the early Universe takes place starting
from the formation of the first stars, their evolution, and explosion. The first supernova …
from the formation of the first stars, their evolution, and explosion. The first supernova …
Near-field cosmology with extremely metal-poor stars
A Frebel, JE Norris - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The oldest, most metal-poor stars in the Galactic halo and satellite dwarf galaxies present an
opportunity to explore the chemical and physical conditions of the earliest star-forming …
opportunity to explore the chemical and physical conditions of the earliest star-forming …
A method for measuring (slopes of) the mass profiles of dwarf spheroidal galaxies
MG Walker, J Penarrubia - The Astrophysical Journal, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We introduce a method for measuring the slopes of mass profiles within dwarf spheroidal
(dSph) galaxies directly from stellar spectroscopic data and without adopting a dark matter …
(dSph) galaxies directly from stellar spectroscopic data and without adopting a dark matter …
A universal stellar initial mass function? A critical look at variations
N Bastian, KR Covey, MR Meyer - Annual Review of Astronomy …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Whether the stellar initial mass function (IMF) is universal or is instead sensitive to
environmental conditions is of critical importance: The IMF influences most observable …
environmental conditions is of critical importance: The IMF influences most observable …
Carbon-enhanced metal-poor star frequencies in the Galaxy: corrections for the effect of evolutionary status on carbon abundances
We revisit the observed frequencies of carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars as a
function of the metallicity in the Galaxy, using data from the literature with available high …
function of the metallicity in the Galaxy, using data from the literature with available high …
The birth of a galaxy: primordial metal enrichment and stellar populations
By definition, Population III stars are metal-free, and their protostellar collapse is driven by
molecular hydrogen cooling in the gas phase, leading to large characteristic masses …
molecular hydrogen cooling in the gas phase, leading to large characteristic masses …
The first galaxies
V Bromm, N Yoshida - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
We review our current understanding of how the first galaxies formed at the end of the
cosmic dark ages a few 100 million years after the Big Bang. Modern large telescopes …
cosmic dark ages a few 100 million years after the Big Bang. Modern large telescopes …
Neutron star mergers as sites of -process nucleosynthesis and short gamma-ray bursts
K Hotokezaka, P Beniamini, T Piran - International Journal of …, 2018 - World Scientific
Neutron star mergers have been long considered as promising sites of heavy r-process
nucleosynthesis. We overview the observational evidence supporting this scenario …
nucleosynthesis. We overview the observational evidence supporting this scenario …
Multi-element abundance measurements from medium-resolution Spectra. III. Metallicity distributions of Milky Way dwarf satellite galaxies
EN Kirby, GA Lanfranchi, JD Simon… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present metallicity distribution functions (MDFs) for the central regions of eight dwarf
satellite galaxies of the Milky Way: Fornax, Leo I and II, Sculptor, Sextans, Draco, Canes …
satellite galaxies of the Milky Way: Fornax, Leo I and II, Sculptor, Sextans, Draco, Canes …
The Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey (S5): chemical abundances of seven stellar streams
We present high-resolution Magellan/MIKE spectroscopy of 42 red giant stars in seven
stellar streams confirmed by the Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey (S 5) …
stellar streams confirmed by the Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey (S 5) …