The basis of stellar population modeling was established around 40 years ago somehow optimized to the technical facilities and observational data available at...
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TalkThinking about stellar populations modeling
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PublicationTiming the r-process Enrichment of the Ultra-faint Dwarf Galaxy Reticulum II
The ultra-faint dwarf galaxy Reticulum II (Ret II) exhibits a unique chemical evolution history, with ${72}_{-12}^{+10}$ % of its stars strongly enhanced in r...
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TalkTowards a new paradigm for early-type galaxies
The SAURON survey has revised our view of early type galaxies discovering that central disks and multiple kinematic components are common; 75% of the sample...
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TalkUnderstanding the Milky Way galaxy - prospects from on-going and future surveys
Galactic Archeology is today a vibrant field of research. The adoption and launch of the Gaia astrometric satellite by ESA has resulted in many spectroscopic...
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TalkUnusual abundance patterns across the Milky Way: Evident signatures of dissolving GC stars
APOGEE contains more than hundred thousands new giant stars. This enabled us to collected an unprecedented and homogeneous sample of giant stars with light...
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PublicationUpdated BaSTI Stellar Evolution Models and Isochrones. II. α-enhanced Calculations
This is the second paper of a series devoted to presenting an updated release of the BaSTI (a Bag of Stellar Tracks and Isochrones) stellar model and isochrone...
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PublicationUseful science with 1 m class telescopes.
The authors have shown how two extensive stellar spectral libraries of very high quality obtained with telescopes of small size can help us in determining the...
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TalkYoung stars in Lupus: not as expected, not where expected
Most studies of the stellar and substellar populations of star forming regions rely on the identification of the signatures of accretion, outflows...