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  • 标题:The Gaia-ESO Survey: Low- element stars in the Galactic bulge
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  • 作者:A. Recio-Blanco ; A. Recio-Blanco ; A. Rojas-Arriagada
  • 期刊名称:Astronomy & Astrophysics
  • 印刷版ISSN:0004-6361
  • 电子版ISSN:1432-0746
  • 出版年度:2017
  • 卷号:602
  • 页码:1-6
  • DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201630220
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:EDP Sciences
  • 摘要:We take advantage of the Gaia-ESO Survey iDR4 bulge data to search for abundance anomalies that could shed light on the composite nature of the Milky Way bulge. The α-element (Mg, Si, and whenever available, Ca) abundances, and their trends with Fe abundances have been analysed for a total of 776 bulge stars. In addition, the aluminum abundances and their ratio to Fe and Mg have also been examined. Our analysis reveals the existence of low-α element abundance stars with respect to the standard bulge sequence in the [α/ Fe] versus [Fe/H] plane. Eighteen objects present deviations in [α/ Fe] ranging from 2.1 to 5.3σ with respect to the median standard value. Those stars do not show Mg-Al anti-correlation patterns. Incidentally, this sign of the existence of multiple stellar populations is reported firmly for the first time for the bulge globular cluster NGC 6522. The identified low-α abundance stars have chemical patterns that are compatible with those of the thin disc. Their link with massive dwarf galaxies accretion seems unlikely, as larger deviations in α abundance and Al would be expected. The vision of a bulge composite nature and a complex formation process is reinforced by our results. The approach used, which is a multi-method and model-driven analysis of high resolution data, seems crucial to reveal this complexity.
  • 关键词:enGalaxy: bulgeGalaxy: abundancesGalaxy: stellar content
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