Lithium and beryllium in the Gaia-Enceladus galaxy

@article{Molaro2020LithiumAB,
  title={Lithium and beryllium in the Gaia-Enceladus galaxy},
  author={Paolo Molaro and Gabriele Cescutti and X. Fu},
  journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
  year={2020}
}
Data from Gaia DR2 and The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment surveys revealed a relatively new component in the inner Galactic halo, which is likely the dynamical remnant of a disrupted dwarf galaxy named Gaia-Enceladus that collided with the Milky Way about 10 Gyr ago. This merging event offers an extraordinary opportunity to study chemical abundances of elements in a dwarf galaxy, since they are generally hampered in external galaxies. Here, we focus on 7Li and 9Be in… 
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