The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)

The Korean Astronomical Society (한국천문학회)
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Disentangling the Assembly History of the Galactic Halo

  • Kang, Gwibong (Department of Astronomy, Space Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Young Sun (Department of Astronomy, Space Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Young Kwang (Department of Astronomy, Space Science, Chungnam National University)
  • Published : 2020.10.13
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Abstract

The chemical and kinematic properties of stars in the Galactic halo provide crucial information on the origin of the Galactic halo as well as the assembly history of the Milky Way. In this study, we present metallicity distribution functions (MDFs) in different regions of the Galactic halo as well as the kinematic characteristics in each region. The different MDFs and kinematic properties of stars in investigated regions allow us to associate them with the possible progenitor dwarf galaxies discovered to date; hence the assembly history of the Galactic halo.

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