The galactic thick disk: an observational perspective

Reddy, B. E

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dc.contributor.author	Reddy, B. E
dc.date.accessioned	2010-08-23T12:41:11Z
dc.date.available	2010-08-23T12:41:11Z
dc.date.issued	2010-03
dc.identifier.citation	Cunha K, Spite M, and Barbuy B eds., Chemical abundances in the Universe: connecting first stars to planets, Proceedings of the 257th symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 10-14, 2009, pp. 289-299	en
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-521-76495-7
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/5231
dc.description.abstract	In this review, we present a brief description of observational efforts to understand the Galactic thick disk and its relation to the other Galactic components. This review primarily focused on elemental abundance patterns of the thick disk population to understand the process or processes that were responsible for its existence and evolution. Kinematic and chemical properties of disk stars establish that the thick disk is a distinct component in the Milky Way, and its chemical enrichment and star formation histories hold clues to the bigger picture of understanding the Galaxy formation.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	International Astronomical Union Symposium; No. 265
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1743921310000761	en
dc.relation.uri	http://arxiv.org/abs/0911.0570	en
dc.rights	© International Astronomical Union	en
dc.subject	Stars: FGK dwarfs	en
dc.subject	Stars: abundances	en
dc.subject	Stars: Kinematics	en
dc.subject	Galaxy: disk	en
dc.title	The galactic thick disk: an observational perspective	en
dc.type	Article	en