Rising from the Ashes. II. The Bar-driven Abundance Bimodality of the Milky Way

The Milky Way hosts at least two modes in its present-day distribution of Fe and α -elements. The exact cause of this bimodality is disputed, but one class of explanations involves the merger between the Milky Way and a relatively massive satellite (Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus) at z  ∼ 2. However, reprod...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical Journal
Main Authors:	Angus Beane, James W. Johnson, Vadim A. Semenov, Lars Hernquist, Vedant Chandra, Charlie Conroy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Subjects:	the Milky Way Galactic bar Active galactic nuclei Post-starburst galaxies Magnetohydrodynamical simulations
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adceab