Bibcode
Zaggia, S.; Morbidelli, L.; Lardo, C.; Monaco, L.; Jofré, P.; Bragaglia, A.; Carraro, G.; Allende Prieto, C.; Alfaro, E.; Randich, S.; Gilmore, G.; Babusiaux, C.; Robin, A. C.; Fernández-Trincado, J. G.; Zoccali, M.; Hill, V.; Mikolaitis, S.; de Laverny, P.; Recio-Blanco, A.; Rojas-Arriagada, A.
Referencia bibliográfica
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 602, id.L14, 6 pp.
Fecha de publicación:
6
2017
Revista
Número de citas
36
Número de citas referidas
33
Descripción
We take advantage of the Gaia-ESO Survey iDR4 bulge data to search for
abundance anomalies that could shed light on the composite nature of the
Milky Way bulge. The α-element (Mg, Si, and whenever available,
Ca) abundances, and their trends with Fe abundances have been analysed
for a total of 776 bulge stars. In addition, the aluminum abundances and
their ratio to Fe and Mg have also been examined. Our analysis reveals
the existence of low-α element abundance stars with respect to the
standard bulge sequence in the [α/ Fe] versus [Fe/H] plane.
Eighteen objects present deviations in [α/ Fe] ranging from 2.1 to
5.3σ with respect to the median standard value. Those stars do not
show Mg-Al anti-correlation patterns. Incidentally, this sign of the
existence of multiple stellar populations is reported firmly for the
first time for the bulge globular cluster NGC 6522. The identified
low-α abundance stars have chemical patterns that are compatible
with those of the thin disc. Their link with massive dwarf galaxies
accretion seems unlikely, as larger deviations in α abundance and
Al would be expected. The vision of a bulge composite nature and a
complex formation process is reinforced by our results. The approach
used, which is a multi-method and model-driven analysis of high
resolution data, seems crucial to reveal this complexity.
Based on data products from observations made with ESO Telescopes at the
La Silla Paranal Observatory under programme ID 188.B-3002. These data
products have been processed by the Cambridge Astronomy Survey Unit
(CASU) at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, and by
the FLAMES/UVES reduction team at INAF/Osservatorio Astrofisico di
Arcetri. These data have been obtained from the Gaia-ESO Survey Data
Archive, and prepared and hosted by the Wide Field Astronomy Unit,
Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, which is funded by the
UK Science and Technology Facilities Council.
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