The most metal-poor stars. III. the metallicity distribution function and carbon-enhanced metal-poor fraction

Yong, DavidNorris, JohnBessell, MichaelChristlieb, NAsplund, MartinBeers, Timothy CBarklem, Paul SFrebel, AnnaRyan, Sean G2015-12-130004-637Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/84579We examine the metallicity distribution function (MDF) and fraction of carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars in a sample that includes 86 stars with [Fe/H] ≤ -3.0, based on high-resolution, high signal-to-noise spectroscopy, of which some 32 objects lAuthor/s retain copyrightKeywords: early universe; Galaxy: formation; Galaxy: halo; nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances; stars: abundancesThe most metal-poor stars. III. the metallicity distribution function and carbon-enhanced metal-poor fraction201310.1088/0004-637X/762/1/272016-02-24