Rising from the Ashes. II. The Bar-driven Abundance Bimodality of the Milky Way

The Milky Way hosts at least two modes in its present-day distribution of Fe and α -elements. The exact cause of this bimodality is disputed, but one class of explanations involves the merger between the Milky Way and a relatively massive satellite (Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus) at z  ∼ 2. However, reprod...

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Main Authors: Angus Beane, James W. Johnson, Vadim A. Semenov, Lars Hernquist, Vedant Chandra, Charlie Conroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adceab
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