The metal content of bulge field stars from FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra

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M. Zoccali · Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

V. Hill · Janssen (France)

A. Lecureur · Université Paris Cité

B. Barbuy · Universidade de São Paulo

A. Renzini · Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova

D. Minniti · Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

A. Gómez ·

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Aims. We determine the iron distribution function (IDF) for bulge field stars, in three different fields along the Galactic minor axis and at latitudes b = -4°, b = -6°, and b = -12°. A fourth field including NGC 6553 is also included in the discussion.

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Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 486, Issue 1, pp. 177-189

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809394

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The metal content of bulge field stars from FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra

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