Unravelling the mass spectrum of destroyed dwarf galaxies with the metallicity distribution function
Accreted stellar populations are comprised of the remnants of destroyed galaxies, and often dominate the 'stellar haloes' of galaxies such as the Milky Way (MW). This ensemble of external contributors is a key indicator of the past assembly history of a galaxy. We introduce a novel statistical method that uses the unbinned metallicity distribution
Deason, Alis J. et al.
Fecha de publicación:
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2023