Abstract
When the Galaxy condensed, the stars and globular clusters of the galactic halo were among the first objects to form. To understand the processes that took place in the Galaxy at that early time, we need to learn as much as possible about the dynamics and chemical properties of these halo objects. I will discuss three topics: (i) the orbital and chemical properties of the galactic globular clusters, (ii) a program to study the halo giants in the outer parts of the galactic halo, and (iii) the orbital properties of the LMC globular clusters, which are very different from those for the clusters of the galactic halo, and which may give us some insight into the conditions necessary for globular clusters to form.
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Freeman, K.C. (1983). Orbital and Chemical Properties of Globular Clusters and Halo Stars. In: Shuter, W.L.H. (eds) Kinematics, Dynamics and Structure of the Milky Way. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 100. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7060-1_43
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