On the building blocks of the M31 and Milky Way halos

We discuss the formation of the halo of M31 and the Milky Way as traced by the population of RR Lyrae stars, in comparison with the population of such stars preent in satellite dwarf galaxies. We find that both halos and the massive dwarf host a population of high amplitude short period RRab stars,...

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Prif Awdur: Monelli Matteo
Fformat: Erthygl
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Cyfres:EPJ Web of Conferences
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715201014