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P. François · Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique et Instrumentation

É. Depagne · Université Paris Cité

V. Hill · Délégation Paris 7

M. Spite · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

F. Spite · Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique et Instrumentation

B. Plez · Université de Montpellier

Timothy C. Beers

Abstract

Context.Extremely metal-poor (EMP) stars in the halo of the Galaxy are sensitive probes of the production of the first heavy elements and the efficiency of mixing in the early interstellar medium. The heaviest measurable elements in such stars are our main guides to understanding the nature and astrophysical site(s) of early neutron-capture nucleosynthesis.

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Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

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Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 476, Issue 2, pp. 935-950

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077706

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