Bibcode
Hasselquist, S.; Shetrone, Matthew D.; Smith, Verne V.; Holtzman, Jon A.; Lawler, James E.; Ivans, Inese I.; Majewski, Steven R.; Schiavon, Ricardo P.; Zasowski, Gail; Nidever, David L.; Hearty, Fred; Allende-Prieto, C.; Beers, Timothy C.; García Pérez, A. E.; Sobeck, Jennifer; Apogee Team
Referencia bibliográfica
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #225, #319.05
Fecha de publicación:
1
2015
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Descripción
We report the successful detection of the rare earth element Neodymium
(Nd) in the high-resolution, H-band spectra from the SDSS III Apache
Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE). Using the Nd
II transition at 16058.014 angstroms, we have detected significant Nd
enhancements in all stars observed by APOGEE belonging to the
Sagittarius (Sgr) Dwarf Spheroidal (dSph) galaxy. Because Sgr is known
to be enhanced in heavy s-process elements such as Nd, we can use this
feature to identify and chemically tag Sgr stream members that have been
observed in the Galactic halo by APOGEE. We also use this feature to
characterize rare earth element abundance variations in clusters
observed by APOGEE.