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October 2, 20250 citationsOpen Access

How homogeneous was the chemical enrichment of the Milky Way 13 gigayears ago?

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RGR. E. GiribaldiLML. MagriniMRM. Rossi

Key Points

  • The analysis shows a relatively narrow [Mg/Fe] versus [Fe/H] distribution in the early Milky Way halo.
  • Most literature suggests significant scatter in [Mg/Fe] versus [Fe/H] diagrams, particularly at low metallicities.
  • Using advanced 3D NLTE models, the study reassesses the chemical enrichment of the Milky Way.
  • The findings imply a low degree of stochastic enrichment in magnesium during the early epochs of galaxy evolution.

Abstract

We reanalyze the chemical composition of the metal-poorest tail of the Galactic halo using highly accurate atmospheric parameters Giribaldi et al. (2021, 2023) and cutting-edge 3D NLTE models Amarsi et al (2018). Most Mg/Fe versus Fe/H diagrams in the literature exhibit significant scatter at Fe/H -2 dex, often interpreted as evidence of inhomogeneous enrichment during the early phases of galaxy evolution Rossi et al. (2021). However, our analysis of observational data reveals that in the range -3. 5 < Fe/H < -2 dex, the Mg/Fe versus Fe/H distribution is relatively narrow. This finding suggests a low degree of stochastic enrichment in magnesium during these epochs in the Milky Way halo.

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Giribaldi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de5da783cbc991d0a20b49https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2507.09743
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