The Gaia -ESO Survey: Hydrogen lines in red giants directly trace stellar mass

Red giant stars are perhaps the most important type of stars for Galactic and extra-galactic archaeology: they are luminous, occur in all stellar populations, and their surface temperatures allow precise abundance determinations for many different chemical elements. Yet, the full star formation and...

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Main Authors: Bergemann, M, Serenelli, A, Schönrich, R, Ruchti, G, Korn, A, Hekker, S, Kovalev, M, Mashonkina, L, Gilmore, G, Randich, S, Asplund, M, Rix, H, Casey, A, Jofre, P, Pancino, E, Recio-Blanco, A, de Laverny, P, Smiljanic, R, Tautvaisiene, G, Bayo, A, Lewis, J, Koposov, S, Hourihane, A, Worley, C, Morbidelli, L, Franciosini, E, Sacco, G, Magrini, L, Damiani, F, Bestenlehner, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016