THE RAVE CATALOG OF STELLAR ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES: FIRST DATA RELEASE

Journal Article · Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/142/6/193· OSTI ID:22034328

Boeche, C; Williams, M; De Jong, R S; Steinmetz, M ^[1]; Siebert, A; Bienayme, O ^[2]; Fulbright, J P; Ruchti, G R ^[3]; Bland-Hawthorn, J ^[4]; Campbell, R ^[5]; Freeman, K C ^[6]; Gibson, B K ^[7]; Gilmore, G ^[8]; Grebel, E K ^[9]; Helmi, A ^[10]; Munari, U ^[11]; Navarro, J F ^[12]; Parker, Q A; Reid, W ^[13]; Seabroke, G M ^[14] ; others, and

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1. Leibniz-Institut fuer Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP), D-14482 Potsdam (Germany)
2. Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg, Universite de Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7550, F-67000 Strasbourg (France)
3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 (United States)
4. Sydney Institute for Astronomy, School of Physics A28, University of Sydney, NSW 2006 (Australia)
5. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY (United States)
6. Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australia National University, Weston Creek, Canberra ACT 2611 (Australia)
7. Jeremiah Horrocks Institute, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE (United Kingdom)
8. Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA (United Kingdom)
9. Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum fuer Astronomie der Universitaet Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg (Germany)
10. Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, 9700 AV Groningen (Netherlands)
11. INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Asiago I-36012 (Italy)
12. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria BC V8W 3P6 (Canada)
13. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109 (Australia)
14. Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury, St. Mary RH5 6NT (United Kingdom)

We present chemical elemental abundances for 36,561 stars observed by the RAdial Velocity Experiment (RAVE), an ambitious spectroscopic survey of our Galaxy at Galactic latitudes |b| > 25 Degree-Sign and with magnitudes in the range 9

• OSTI ID: 22034328
• Journal Information: Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online), Vol. 142, Issue 6; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1538-3881
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

79 ASTROPHYSICS
COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
CATALOGS
ELEMENT ABUNDANCE
EMISSION SPECTRA
GALAXIES
LINE WIDTHS
OXYGEN
RADIAL VELOCITY
STARS
SULFUR
TRIPLETS