Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2006 · 186 citations · 34 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsAstrophysicsStar FormationStellar AstronomyGalactic BulgeGalactic Star FormationGalaxy FormationStar Formation In GalaxiesStellar EvolutionStellar PopulationsBulge Chemical AbundancesBulge EvolutionBulge Formation ScenariosBulge Star Formation HistoryBulge Stellar PopulationsElemental AbundancesForbidden Line Diagnostics
Aims.We spectroscopically characterize the Galactic Bulge to infer its star formation timescale, compared to the other Galactic components, through the chemical signature on its individual stars.
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