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2025ApJ...985...47L - Astrophys. J., 985, 47 (2025/May-3)

Investigation of Substructures of the Inner Halo Using the StarGO Algorithm with APOGEE DR17.

LI Z., DU C., LIU H. and YE D.

Abstract (from CDS):

We applied the Stars' Galactic Origin algorithm in 7D space (i.e., [Fe/H], [Mg/Fe], [Al/Fe], Lz, Jr, Jz, E) to analyze stars in the inner halo with APOGEE DR17. We identified some known substructures, including Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus, Sagittarius stream (Sgr), LMS-1 (Wukong), Thamnos, the metal-weak thick disk, and Aleph. Additionally, we identified an undefined metal-poor group (UDG, with [Fe/H] < -0.8 dex) probably linked to a known substructure like Aleph, as well as a high α-abundance substructure (HAS) associated with both the Nyx and Nyx-2 streams. Chemical abundance of the HAS supports the argument that Nyx and Nyx-2 share a common origin. We discovered three substructures, which we refer to as new substructure candidates 1, 2, and 3 (NSTC-1, NSTC-2, NSTC-3). Despite exhibiting disk-like dynamics, these NSTCs demonstrate notably low [Mg/Fe] (<0.2 dex) and [Al/Fe] (←0.15 dex), similar to the properties of dwarf galaxies. Their high orbital energy and low [α/Fe] indicate the association with recent accretion events.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Galaxy stellar halos - Galaxy dynamics - Galaxy kinematics - Chemical abundances

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