Galaxy assembly revealed by globular clusters

Many observable properties of globular clusters (GCs) provide valuable insights for unveiling the hierarchical assembly of their host galaxy. For the Milky Way (MW) in particular, GCs from different accreted satellite galaxies show distinct chemical, spatial, kinematic, and age distributions. Here w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yingtian Chen, Oleg Y. Gnedin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Maynooth Academic Publishing 2024-03-01
Series:The Open Journal of Astrophysics
Online Access:https://astro.theoj.org/article/115450-galaxy-assembly-revealed-by-globular-clusters