We analyse in detail the spatial distribution and kinematic properties of two different stellar populations in Andromeda II dwarf spheroidal galaxy. We obtained...
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PublicationThe structure of Andromeda II dwarf spheroidal galaxy
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PublicationThe Tucana dwarf spheroidal galaxy: not such a massive failure after all
Context. Isolated local group (LG) dwarf galaxies have evolved most or all of their life unaffected by interactions with the large LG spirals and therefore...
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PublicationThe Undiscovered Ultradiffuse Galaxies of the Local Group
Ultradiffuse galaxies (UDGs) are attractive candidates to probe cosmological models and test theories of galaxy formation at low masses; however, they are...
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PublicationThe Variable-Star Population in Phoenix: Coexistence of Anomalous and Short-Period Classical Cepheids and Detection of RR Lyrae Variables
We present the results of a search for variable stars in the Local Group dwarf galaxy Phoenix. Nineteen Cepheids, six candidate long-period variables, one...
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PublicationTidally induced velocity gradients in the Milky Way dwarf spheroidal satellites
We present a kinematic study of six dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSph) satellites of the Milky Way (MW), namely Carina, Draco, Fornax, Sculptor, Sextans, and Ursa...
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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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PublicationToward an Internally Consistent Astronomical Distance Scale
Accurate astronomical distance determination is crucial for all fields in astrophysics, from Galactic to cosmological scales. Despite, or perhaps because of...
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PublicationTracing the stellar component of low surface brightness Milky Way dwarf galaxies to their outskirts. I. Sextans
Aims: We present results from deep and very spatially extended CTIO/DECam g and r photometry (reaching out to 2 mag below the oldest main-sequence turn-off and...
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PublicationUnravelling the mass spectrum of destroyed dwarf galaxies with the metallicity distribution function
Accreted stellar populations are comprised of the remnants of destroyed galaxies, and often dominate the 'stellar haloes' of galaxies such as the Milky Way (MW)...