A short scale length for the α-enhanced thick disk of the Milky Way: Evidence from low-latitude SEGUE data

dc.contributor.authorCheng, Judy Y
dc.contributor.authorRockosi, Constance
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Heather
dc.contributor.authorLee, Young Sun
dc.contributor.authorBeers, Timothy C
dc.contributor.authorBizyaev, Dmitry
dc.contributor.authorHarding, Paul
dc.contributor.authorMalanushenko, Elena
dc.contributor.authorMalanushenko, Viktor
dc.contributor.authorOravetz, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSchlesinger, Katharine
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:40:09Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T09:54:17Z
dc.description.abstractWe examine the α-element abundance ratio, [α/Fe], of 5620 stars, observed by the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration survey in the region 6kpc<R < 16kpc, 0.15kpc<|Z| < 1.5kpc, as a function of Galactocentric radius R and distance
dc.identifier.issn0004-637X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/78107
dc.publisherIOP Publishing
dc.sourceAstrophysical Journal, The
dc.titleA short scale length for the α-enhanced thick disk of the Milky Way: Evidence from low-latitude SEGUE data
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage51
local.contributor.affiliationCheng, Judy Y, University of California
local.contributor.affiliationRockosi, Constance, University of California
local.contributor.affiliationMorrison, Heather, Case Western Reserve University
local.contributor.affiliationLee, Young Sun, Michigan State University
local.contributor.affiliationBeers, Timothy C, Michigan State University
local.contributor.affiliationBizyaev, Dmitry, Apache Point Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationHarding, Paul, Case Western Reserve University
local.contributor.affiliationMalanushenko, Elena, Apache Point Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationMalanushenko, Viktor, Apache Point Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationOravetz, Daniel, Apache Point Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationSchlesinger, Katharine, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu5239304@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidSchlesinger, Katharine, u5239304
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor020104 - Galactic Astronomy
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB6788
local.identifier.citationvolume752
local.identifier.doi10.1088/0004-637X/752/1/51
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84861491917
local.identifier.thomsonID000305463400051
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByf5625
local.type.statusPublished Version

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