The metal-rich halo tail extended in |z|: a characterization with Gaia DR2 and APOGEE

Emma Fernández-alvar; José G Fernández-trincado; Edmundo Moreno; William J Schuster; Leticia Carigi; Alejandra Recio-blanco; Timothy C Beers; Cristina Chiappini; Friedrich Anders; Basílio X Santiago; Anna B A Queiroz; Angeles Pérez-villegas; Olga Zamora; D A García-hernández; Mario Ortigoza-urdaneta

doi:10.1093/mnras/stz1299

gt; -0.75$) of halo stars located at distances from the Galactic plane $z$ up to $|z| \sim 10$ kpc, observed by the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE). We examine the chemistry, kinematics, and dynamics of this metal-r…" /> The metal-rich halo tail extended in |z|: a characterization with Gaia DR2 and APOGEE