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Metal-poor stars provide information on the characteristics and chemical evolution of the halo population of the Galaxy, the first epoch of star formation and Galaxy formation (not just locally but with relevance to high-redshift objects), and big bang nucleosynthesis. This paper looks at recent developments in this subject. A more comprehensive review, including a discussion of the reliability of abundance measurements, field star vs globular cluster differences, and a report on Li, can be found elsewhere [69].
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Ryan, S.G. Heavy Elements in Very Metal-Poor Stars. In: Weiss, A., Abel, T.G., Hill, V. (eds) The First Stars. ESO ASTROPHYSICS SYMPOSIA. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10719504_5
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