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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:ITC Seminar: Ivanna Escala (Caltech)
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SUMMARY:ITC Seminar: Ivanna Escala (Caltech)
DESCRIPTION:<div>	<span><span style="color:#222222"><span style="Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:#ffffff">First Alpha and Iron Element Abundances in the Outer Disk, Giant Stellar Stream, and Inner Halo of Andromeda</span></span></span></span><br> </div><div>	<span><span style="color:#222222"><span style="Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:#ffffff">Measurements of chemical abundances ([Fe/H] and [alpha/Fe]) in individual stars can probe the formation history of a galaxy. In contrast to the Milky Way, relatively little is known about [alpha/Fe] of individual red giant branch stars in Andromeda (M31). To make progress with existing telescopes, we have measured abundances from deep, low- and medium-resolution DEIMOS spectroscopy of individual M31 RGB stars using spectral synthesis. I will present measurements of [alpha/Fe] and [Fe/H] for 91 M31 RGB stars across 5 fields spanning the inner halo, Giant Stellar Stream, and outer disk. Prior to this work, only 4 M31 halo stars had such measurements. I will discuss what the abundance distributions reveal about the progenitor(s) of M31’s halo, including the Giant Stellar Stream progenitor, and the formation of M31’s disk.</span></span></span></span></div>
LOCATION:Phillips
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20191008T160000Z
DTEND:20191008T170000Z
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