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Record W4416025925 · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2511.04365

The Apache Point Observatory extra-Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOeGEE): Chemical Abundance Trends for Seven Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies in the APOGEE Survey

2025· preprint· en· W4416025925 on OpenAlexfundno aff
Matthew Shetrone, Rachael L. Beaton, Christian R. Hayes, Sten Hasselquist, Joshua D. Simon, Jon A. Holtzman, Kátia Cunha, Steven R. Majewski, Jennifer Sobeck, Ricardo P. Schiavon, T. Masseron, Verne V. Smith, David L. Nidever

Bibliographic record

VenueLiverpool John Moores University · 2025
Typepreprint
Languageen
FieldPhysics and Astronomy
TopicGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Canadian institutionsnot available
FundersLawrence Berkeley National LaboratorySmithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryUniversity of Colorado BoulderJet Propulsion LaboratoryInstituto de Astrofísica de CanariasOffice of ScienceMax-Planck-Institut für AstronomieUniversity of OxfordYork UniversityUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoSpace Telescope Science InstituteLeibniz-GemeinschaftUniversity of Notre DameCarnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of WashingtonAlfred P. Sloan FoundationJohns Hopkins UniversityCarnegie Institution of WashingtonUniversity of UtahOhio State UniversityU.S. Department of EnergySmithsonian InstitutionMax-Planck-Institut für AstrophysikCalifornia Institute of TechnologyMinistério da Ciência, Tecnologia e InovaçãoNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNew Mexico State UniversityUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of PortsmouthVanderbilt UniversityYale UniversityNational Science Foundation
KeywordsMilky WayGalaxyDwarf spheroidal galaxyAbundance (ecology)Dwarf galaxyStarsGalaxy formation and evolutionStar formationIrregular galaxy

Abstract

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In addition to comprehensive surveys of the Milky Way bulge, disk, and halo, the Apache Point Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) project observed seven dwarf spheroidal satellites (dSphs) of the Milky Way: Carina, Sextans, Sculptor, Draco, Ursa Minor, Bootes 1, and Fornax. APOGEE radial velocities, stellar parameters, and Gaia EDR3 proper motions are used to identify member stars in the vicinity of each dwarf. To properly analyze the abundance patterns of these galaxies, a novel procedure was developed to determine the measurable upper limits of the APOGEE chemical abundances as a function of the effective temperature and the spectral signal-to-noise ratio. In general, the APOGEE abundance patterns of these galaxies (limited to [Fe/H] $>$ -2.5) agree with those found in high-resolution optical studies after abundance offsets are applied. Most of the galaxies studied have abundance patterns that are distinctly different from the majority of stars found in the MW halo, suggesting that these galaxies contributed little to the MW halo above [Fe/H] $>$ -2.0. From these abundance patterns, we find that these dSphs tend to follow two types of chemical evolution paths: episodic and continuous star formation, a result that is consistent with previous photometric studies of their star formation histories. We explore whether mass and/or environment have an impact on whether a galaxy has an episodic or continuous star formation history, finding evidence that, in addition to the galaxy's mass, proximity to a larger galaxy and the cessation of star formation may drive the overall shape of the chemical evolution.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.001
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Observational · Consensus signal: Observational
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.026
Threshold uncertainty score0.052

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.001
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0020.001
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0010.000
Open science0.0000.001
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0010.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.018
GPT teacher head0.230
Teacher spread0.212 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designObservational
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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