Horizontal Branch Stars in the Galactic Stellar Halo

Details Horizontal Branch Stars in the Galactic Stellar Halo Horizontal Branch Stars in the Galactic Stellar Halo

1997-10-02

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9710027v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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8 pages (2 figures), LaTeX/paspconf.sty. To appear in the ASP Conf. Ser. "Galactic Halos", ed. D. Zaritsky, a workshop held at

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I review the properties of the Galaxy's stellar halo, specifically as traced by horizontal branch stars, but with reference to and in comparison with other stellar tracers. I discuss the halo density profile, the variation in horizontal branch morphology with Galactic position, and the kinematics of halo stars in several regions of the Galaxy. I summarize the horizontal branch star findings and place them in the context of a currently popular picture of Galactic halo formation.

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