Characterizing the high-velocity stars of RAVE: The discovery of a metal-rich halo star born in the Galactic disc

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Hawkins, K
Kordopatis, G
Gilmore, Gerard
Masseron, Thomas
Wyse, Rosemary F G
Ruchti, G R
Bienayme, O
Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
Boeche, C
Freeman, Kenneth

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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We aim to characterize high-velocity (HiVel) stars in the solar vicinity both chemically and kinematically using the fourth data release of the RAdial Velocity Experiment (RAVE). We used a sample of 57HiVel starswith Galactic rest-frame velocities larger

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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