Stellar archaeology in the Milky Way Halo . Variable stars and stellar populations in the new Milky Way satellites discovered by the SDSS
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2010
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We summarize results from the photometric survey of the recently discovered faint Milky Way satellites: Bootes I, Coma, Ursa Major II, Canes Venatici I, Canes Venatici II and Leo IV. Our team is studying these systems to characterize their stellar populations and structural parameters, as well as their variable star content, with the aim of deriving hints on the formation process of the Galactic halo....