Observations of Very Metal-Poor Stars in the Galaxy
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چکیده
I report on recent results from observations of stars with metallicities [Fe/H] ≤ −2.0. These include a substantial new sample of objects with high-resolution observations obtained as part of a follow-up of the HK Survey, The Hamburg/ESO Survey, and the ongoing survey SEGUE: Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration. Perspectives on the next directions are also provided.
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