Figure 14 from Global Properties of M31's Stellar Halo from the SPLASH Survey. II. Metallicity Profile

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Global Properties of M31's Stellar Halo from the SPLASH Survey. II. Metallicity Profile

Authors: Karoline M. Gilbert, Jason S. Kalirai, Puragra Guhathakurta, Rachael L. Beaton, Marla C. Geha, Evan N. Kirby, Steven R. Majewski, Richard J. Patterson, Erik J. Tollerud, James S. Bullock, Mikito Tanaka, and Masashi Chiba

Gilbert et al. 2014 The Astrophysical Journal 796 76.

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Caption: Figure 14.

Same as Figure 13, with points color-coded by the fraction of stars in the field that are estimated to belong to the kinematical substructure. The difference in metallicity between the two populations is generally largest when the tidal debris dominates the stellar population in the field.

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