The Pristine survey XIII: Uncovering the very metal-poor tail of the thin disc

Emma Fernández-Alvar, Georges Kordopatis, Vanessa Hill, Else Starkenburg, Akshara Viswanathan, Nicolas F. Martin, Guillaume F. Thomas, Julio F. Navarro, Khyati Malhan, Federico Sestito, Jonay I. González Hernández, Raymond G. Carlberg

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Abstract

We evaluate the rotational velocity of stars observed by the Pristine survey towards the Galactic anticentre, spanning a wide range of metallicities from the extremely metal-poor regime ($\mathrm{[Fe/H]} -1.5$. Furthermore, we detect signatures of a "heated disc", the so-called Splash, at metallicities higher than $\sim-1.5$. Finally, at $\mathrm{[Fe/H]} < -1.5$ our anticentre sample is dominated by a kinematical halo with a net prograde motion.
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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Publication statusPublished - 7 Jun 2021

Keywords

  • astro-ph.GA
  • astro-ph.IM
  • astro-ph.SR

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