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A Two Micron All Sky Survey View of the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy. I. Morphology of the Sagittarius Core and Tidal Arms by Majewski, Steven R, Skrutskie, M. F, Weinberg, Martin D, Ostheimer, James C

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GLOBAL PROPERTIES OF M31'S STELLAR HALO FROM THE SPLASH SURVEY. I. SURFACE BRIGHTNESS PROFILE by GILBERT, Karoline M, GUHATHAKURTA, Puragra, TOLLERUD, Erik J, TANAKA, Mikito, CHIBA, Masashi, BEATON, Rachael L, BULLOCK, James, GEHA, Marla C, KALIRAI, Jason S, KIRBY, Evan N, MAJEWSKI, Steven R, OSTHEIMER, James C, PATTERSON, Richard J

“…We present the surface brightness profile of M31's stellar halo out to a projected radius of 175 kpc. The surface brightness estimates are based on confirmed…”
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The SPLASH Survey: Internal Kinematics, Chemical Abundances, and Masses of the Andromeda I, II, III, VII, X, and XIV Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies by Kalirai, Jason S, Beaton, Rachael L, Geha, Marla C, Gilbert, Karoline M, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Kirby, Evan N, Majewski, Steven R, Ostheimer, James C, Patterson, Richard J, Wolf, Joe

“…We present new Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopic observations of hundreds of individual stars along the sightline to the first three of the Andromeda (M31) dwarf…”
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The Metal-poor Halo of the Andromeda Spiral Galaxy (M31) by Kalirai, Jasonjot S, Gilbert, Karoline M, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Majewski, Steven R, Ostheimer, James C, Rich, R. Michael, Cooper, Michael C, Reitzel, David B, Patterson, Richard J

“…We present spectroscopic observations of red giant branch (RGB) stars over a large expanse in the halo of the Andromeda spiral galaxy (M31), acquired with the…”
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Kinematic and Chemical Constraints on the Formation of M31's Inner and Outer Halo by Koch, Andreas, Rich, R. Michael, Reitzel, David B, Martin, Nicolas F, Ibata, Rodrigo A, Chapman, Scott C, Majewski, Steven R, Mori, Masao, Loh, Yeong-Shang, Ostheimer, James C, Tanaka, Mikito

“…The halo of M31 shows a wealth of substructures, some of which are consistent with assembly from satellite accretion. Here we report on kinematic and abundance…”
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A New Method for Isolating M31 Red Giant Stars: The Discovery of Stars out to a Radial Distance of 165 kpc by Gilbert, Karoline M, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Kalirai, Jasonjot S, Rich, R. Michael, Majewski, Steven R, Ostheimer, James C, Reitzel, David B, Cenarro, A. Javier, Cooper, Michael C, Luine, Carynn, Patterson, Richard J

“…We present a method for isolating a clean sample of red giant branch stars in the outer regions of M31. Our study is based on an ongoing spectroscopic survey…”
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Stellar Kinematics in the Complicated Inner Spheroid of M31: Discovery of Substructure along the Southeastern Minor Axis and Its Relationship to the Giant Southern Stream by Gilbert, Karoline M, Fardal, Mark, Kalirai, Jasonjot S, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Geha, Marla C, Isler, Jedidah, Majewski, Steven R, Ostheimer, James C, Patterson, Richard J, Reitzel, David B, Kirby, Evan, Cooper, Michael C

“…We present the discovery of a kinematically cold stellar population along the southeastern minor axis of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) that is likely the forward…”
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Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars. X. Extended Dark Matter or Tidal Disruption?: The Case for the Leo I Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy by Sohn, Sangmo Tony, Majewski, Steven R, Muñoz, Ricardo R, Kunkel, William E, Johnston, Kathryn V, Ostheimer, James C, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Patterson, Richard J, Siegel, Michael H, Cooper, Michael C

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THE SPLASH SURVEY: SPECTROSCOPY OF 15 M31 DWARF SPHEROIDAL SATELLITE GALAXIES by TOLLERUD, Erik J, BEATON, Rachael L, PATTERSON, Richard J, OSTHEIMER, James C, COOKE, Jeff, DORMAN, Claire E, CHOUDHURY, Abrar, COOPER, Michael C, GEHA, Marla C, BULLOCK, James S, GUHATHAKURTA, Puragra, KALIRAI, Jason S, MAJEWSKI, Steve R, KIRBY, Evan N, GILBERT, Karoline M, YNIGUEZ, Basilio

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Detection of the Main-Sequence Turnoff of a Newly Discovered Milky Way Halo Structure in the Triangulum-Andromeda Region by Majewski, Steven R, Ostheimer, James C, Rocha-Pinto, Helio J, Patterson, Richard J, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Reitzel, David

“…An upper main sequence (MS) and main-sequence turnoff (MSTO) feature appears in the color-magnitude diagram (CMD) of a large-area photometric survey of the…”
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THE SPLASH SURVEY: SPECTROSCOPY OF 15 M31 DWARF SPHEROIDAL SATELLITE GALAXIES by Tollerud, Erik J, Beaton, Rachael L, Geha, Marla C, Bullock, James S, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Kalirai, Jason S, Majewski, Steve R, Kirby, Evan N, Gilbert, Karoline M, YNIGUEZ, BASILIO

“…We present a resolved star spectroscopic survey of 15 dwarf spheroidal (dSph) satellites of the Andromeda galaxy (M31). We filter foreground contamination from…”
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Global Properties of M31's Stellar Halo from the SPLASH Survey. I. Surface Brightness Profile by Gilbert, Karoline M, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Beaton, Rachael L, Bullock, James, Geha, Marla C, Kalirai, Jason S, Kirby, Evan N, Majewski, Steven R, Ostheimer, James C, Patterson, Richard J, Tollerud, Erik J, Tanaka, Mikito, Chiba, Masashi

“…The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 760, Issue 1, article id. 76, 21pp, (2012) We present the surface brightness profile of M31's stellar halo out to a projected…”
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The SPLASH Survey: Spectroscopy of 15 M31 Dwarf Spheroidal Satellite Galaxies by Tollerud, Erik J, Beaton, Rachael L, Geha, Marla C, Bullock, James S, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Kalirai, Jason S, Majewski, Steve R, Kirby, Evan N, Gilbert, Karoline M, Yniguez, Basilio, Patterson, Richard J, Ostheimer, James C, Cooke, Jeff, Dorman, Claire E, Choudhury, Abrar, Cooper, Michael C

“…ApJ, 752, 45 2012 We present a resolved-star spectroscopic survey of 15 dwarf spheroidal (dSph) satellites of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) as part of the…”
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The SPLASH Survey: Internal Kinematics, Chemical Abundances, and Masses of the Andromeda I, II, III, VII, X, and XIV dSphs by Kalirai, Jason S, Beaton, Rachael L, Geha, Marla C, Gilbert, Karoline M, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Kirby, Evan N, Majewski, Steven R, Ostheimer, James C, Patterson, Richard J, Wolf, Joe

“…Astrophys.J.711:671-692,2010 We present new Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopic observations of hundreds of individual stars along the sightline to Andromeda's first…”
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Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars VIII: The Extended Structure of the Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy by Westfall, Kyle B, Majewski, Steven R, Ostheimer, James C, Frinchaboy, Peter M, Kunkel, William E, Patterson, Richard J, Link, Robert

“…Astron.J.131:375-406,2006 (Abridged) We explore the spatial distribution of stars in the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy over an area of 7.82 deg^2. We…”
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A 2MASS All-Sky View of the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy: I. Morphology of the Sagittarius Core and Tidal Arms by Majewski, Steven R, Skrutskie, M. F, Weinberg, Martin D, Ostheimer, James C

“…Astrophys.J. 599 (2003) 1082-1115 We present the first all-sky view of the Sagittarius (Sgr) dwarf galaxy mapped by M giant star tracers detected in the…”
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Discovery of an Extended Halo of Metal-poor Stars in the Andromeda Spiral Galaxy by Guhathakurta, Puragra, Ostheimer, James C, Gilbert, Karoline M, Rich, R. Michael, Majewski, Steven R, Kalirai, Jasonjot S, Reitzel, David B, Cooper, Michael C, Patterson, Richard J

“…This paper has been withdrawn. Please see astro-ph/0502366…”
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Detection of the Main Sequence Turn-off of a Newly Discovered Milky Way Halo Structure in the Triangulum-Andromeda Region by Majewski, Steven R, Ostheimer, James C, Rocha-Pinto, Helio J, Patterson, Richard J, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Reitzel, David

“…Astrophys.J. 615 (2004) 738-743 An upper main sequence (MS) and main-sequence turn-off (MSTO) feature appears in the color-magnitude diagram (CMD) of a large…”
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Stellar Kinematics in the Complicated Inner Spheroid of M31: Discovery of Substructure Along the Southeastern Minor Axis and its Relationship to the Giant Southern Stream by Gilbert, Karoline M, Fardal, Mark, Kalirai, Jasonjot S, Guhathakurta, Puragra, Geha, Marla C, Isler, Jedidah, Majewski, Steven R, Ostheimer, James C, Patterson, Richard J, Reitzel, David B, Kirby, Evan, Cooper, Michael C

“…We present the discovery of a kinematically-cold stellar population along the SE minor axis of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) that is likely the forward…”
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Discovery of an extended halo of metal-poor stars in the Andromeda spiral galaxy by Guhathakurta, Puragra, Ostheimer, James C, Gilbert, Karoline M, Rich, R. Michael, Majewski, Steven R, Kalirai, Jasonjot S, Reitzel, David B, Patterson, Richard J

“…Understanding galaxy formation involves look-back and fossil-record studies of distant and nearby galaxies, respectively. Debris trails in our Galaxy's…”
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