J/A+A/699/A163ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/699/A163doi:10.26093/cds/vizier/bc-nv/lbgdCDSVitali S.Rojas-Arriagada A.Jofre P.Sestito F.Povick J.Povick J.,Hill V.Fernandez-Alvar E.Ardern-Arentsen A.Jablonka P.Martin N.F.,Starkenburg E.Aguado D.2026-08-03T06:55:30Z2025-07-07T18:56:54ZCDS support team

CDS, Observatoire de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'Universite, F-67000 Strasbourg, France

cds-question@unistra.frgalaxiesstellar-populationschemical-abundancesvisible-astronomyThe Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy (Sgr dSph) is a satellite orbiting the Milky Way that has experienced multiple stripping events due to tidal interactions with our Galaxy. Its accretion history has led to a distinct stellar overdensity, which is the remnant of the core of the progenitor. We present a complete chemical analysis of 111 giant stars in the core of Sgr dSph to investigate the chemical evolution and enrichment history of this satellite. Employing the metallicity-sensitive Ca H&K photometry from the Pristine Inner Galaxy Survey, we selected stars spanning a wide metallicity range and obtained high-resolution spectra with the ESO FLAMES/GIRAFFE multi-object spectrograph. For the stellar sample covering -2.13<[Fe/H]<-0.35, we derived abundances for up to 14 chemical elements with average uncertainties of around 0.09dex and a set of stellar ages which allowed us to build an age-metallicity relation (AMR) for the entire sample. With the most comprehensive set of chemical species measured for the core of Sgr (Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Co, Ba, La and Eu), we studied several [X/Fe] ratios. Most trends align closely with Galactic chemical trends, but notable differences emerge in the heavy n-capture elements, which offer independent insights into the star formation history of a stellar population. We conclude that the deficiency in the alpha-elements with respect the Milky Way suggests a slower, less efficient early star formation history, similar to other massive satellites. S-process element patterns indicate significant enrichment from AGB stars over time. The AMR and chemical ratios point to an extended star formation history, with a rapid early phase in the first Gyr, followed by declining activity and later star-forming episodes. These findings are consistent with Sgr hosting multiple stellar populations, from young (around 4 Gyr) to old, metal-poor stars (around 10 Gyr).2025A&A...699A.163Vhttps://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/699/A163CatalogResearchIsServedByTAP VizieR generic serviceIsServedByConesearch servicerelated-toI/355 : Gaia DR3 Part 1. Main source (Gaia Collaboration, 2022)J/MNRAS/530/3391 : Pristine Inner Galaxy Survey. VIII. (Ardern-Arentsen+, 2024)J/A+A/689/A201 : Pristine Inner Galaxy Survey. IX. (Sestito+, 2024)J/A+A/690/A333 : Pristine Inner Galaxy Survey. X. 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Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintAbundindicates final abundances in table 3_2meta.ref.urlcharGaiaDR3Gaia DR3 source IDmeta.id;meta.mainprimarySNRSignal-to-noise ratiostat.snrdoubleRAJ2000Right Ascension (J2000)degpos.eq.ra;meta.mainDEJ2000Declination (J2000)degpos.eq.dec;meta.mainGmagGaia G-band magnitudemagphot.mag;em.optdoubleSimbadSimbad column added by the CDSmeta.ref.urlcharRVRadial velocitykm/sphys.veloc;pos.heliocentricdoublee_RVUncertainty in radial velocitykm/sstat.errorfloatTeffEffective temperatureKphys.temperature.effectivedoublee_TeffUncertainty in effective temperatureKstat.error;phys.temperature.effectivedoubleloggSurface gravitylog(cm.s**-2)phys.gravitydoublee_loggUncertainty in log glog(cm.s**-2)stat.errordouble[Fe/H]Metallicity [Fe/H]phys.abund.Zdoublee_[Fe/H]Uncertainty in [Fe/H]stat.error;phys.abund.FefloatvmicMicroturbulence velocitykm/sphys.veloc.microTurbdoublee_vmicUncertainty in vmickm/sstat.errordoubleJ/A+A/699/A163/table3_1Line selection for chemical abundancesrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintElementChemical element and ionization stage (e.g., Fe 1)phys.atmol.ionStage;phys.atmol.ionizationcharlambdaWavelength peaknmem.wl;stat.maxdoubleElowLower excitation potential of the transitioneVphys.atmol.excitation;stat.minfloatloggfLogarithm of the product of the oscillator strength of the transitionphys.absorption.coefffloatJ/A+A/699/A163/table3_2Final abundances in bracket notation for each elementrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintGaiaDR3Gaia DR3 source ID (1)meta.id;meta.mainElementChemical element and ionization stagephys.atmol.ionStage;phys.atmol.ionizationchar[X/Fe]Elemental abundance ratio [X/Fe]phys.abund;arith.ratiodoublee_[X/Fe]Uncertainty in [X/Fe]stat.error;phys.abundfloatJ/A+A/699/A163/table3_3Absolute solar abundances for each elementrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintStar[Sun] Star namemeta.id;meta.maincharElementChemical element and ionization stage (e.g., "Fe 1")phys.atmol.ionStage;phys.atmol.ionizationcharAXAbsolute abundance of element Xphys.abund.Xfloate_AXUncertainty in the abundance A_Xstat.errorfloatNlinesNumber of spectral lines used in the abundance determinationmeta.numberint