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Kinematic and Chemical Constraints on the Formation of M31’s Inner and Outer Halo

  • Authors: Andreas Koch, R. Michael Rich, David B. Reitzel, Nicolas F. Martin, Rodrigo A. Ibata, Scott C. Chapman, Steven R. Majewski, Masao Mori, Yeong-Shang Loh, James C. Ostheimer, and Mikito Tanaka

Koch et al. 2008 The Astrophysical Journal 689 958.

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Caption: Fig. 6.

Illustration of the CaT co‐addition in a high‐S/N spectrum of a red giant in a calibration globular cluster (star N3201‐S11; ﹩\mathrm{S}\,/ \mathrm{N}\,\sim 110﹩, ﹩V=14.5﹩ mag, ﹩v_{\mathrm{HC}\,}=485﹩ km s−1, and ﹩\langle \Sigma W\rangle =3.8﹩ Å) and a low‐S/N DEIMOS spectrum of a M31 red giant (star 5004266; ﹩\mathrm{S}\,/ \mathrm{N}\,\sim 4﹩, ﹩V=21.7﹩ mag, ﹩v_{\mathrm{HC}\,}=-338﹩ km s−1, and ﹩\langle \Sigma W\rangle =2.4﹩ Å). Left: Each individual Ca line, shifted to a common line center. Right: Weighted co‐added line (solid line), from which we measure the CaT line strengths using a Penny (i.e., Gaussian plus Lorentz profile) fit (dashed line).

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