Dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies are the smallest, closest and most abundant galaxies in the Universe and therefore excellent laboratories to study star...
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TalkReading the Chemical Evolution of the Fornax dSph
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TalkRelative ages of Galactic globular clusters. Clues to the Milky Way formation time scales
Based on observations with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), I will present accurate relative ages for a sample of 64 Galactic globular clusters. This...
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PublicationResolved stellar populations in dSphs. What can they tell us about galaxy evolution?
We present a comprehensive photometric study of the Fornax and the Andromeda II dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies. It is based on the up-to-date deepest...
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PublicationRotating stellar populations in the Fornax dSph galaxy
We present a novel analysis of the internal kinematics of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Our results are based on the largest sample of spectroscopic data...
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PublicationSailing under the Magellanic Clouds: a DECam view of the Carina dwarf
We present deep optical photometry from the DECam imager on the 4 m Blanco telescope of over 12 deg2 around the Carina dwarf spheroidal, with complete coverage...
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NewsSatellite galaxies can carry on forming stars when they pass close to their parent galaxies
Historically most scientists thought that once a satellite galaxy has passed close by its higher mass parent galaxy its star formation would stop because the...
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PublicationSeeking footprints of the primeval Universe in dwarf galaxies
We present the star formation histories (SFHs) of four isolated dwarf galaxies, Cetus, Tucana, LGS-3, and Phoenix, as a function of galactocentric radius. Our...
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TalkShedding light on the darkest galaxies: the Local Group dwarfs
Crucial issues in cosmology and astrophysics are to understand the process of galaxy formation and evolution and the nature of what appears to be the dominant...
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PublicationSMASH 1: A Very Faint Globular Cluster Disrupting in the Outer Reaches of the LMC?
We present the discovery of a very faint stellar system, SMASH 1, that is potentially a satellite of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Found within the Survey of the...