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  "abstract": "We present a detailed chemo-dynamical analysis of the chemically peculiar very metal-poor ([Fe/H]$=-2.22\\pm 0.11$) Milky Way (MW) halo star, 2MASS J00101758$-$1735387 (hereafter J0010-1735), discovered by the $R$-Process Alliance. We derive abundances for 45 elements, including 28 neutron-capture elements, and confirm that \\thestar\\ is highly $r$-process-enhanced, with [Eu/Fe]=$+1.30$. The light, $α$, and Fe-peak element abundances ratios relative to Fe are all sub-solar, aside from C, Si, and most extremely, Ca. We investigate three possible formation scenarios based on the star's chemical abundances and orbital kinematics: whether it formed in the \\textit{in-situ} MW halo, in a MW dwarf galaxy satellite, or in a satellite of the Magellanic Cloud system. Using the position of \\thestar\\ in the [Mg/Mn]--[Al/Fe] plane, the abundance pattern of both the light and heavy elements, and the kinematics, we conclude that J0010-1735 most plausibly originated in a now-disrupted ultra-faint dwarf galaxy that was accreted into the MW halo. We examine potential chemical enrichment scenarios of J0010-1735, including one similar to the $r$-process-enhanced UFD Reticulum II, or enrichment via a sub-Chandrasekhar Type Ia SNe, potentially supplemented by a Ca-rich gap transient and by a separate neutron-rich site that facilitated $r$-process enrichment. A nuclear cosmochronometric age of $12.5\\pm4.2$ Gyr is derived from the [Th/Eu] ratio, consistent with an ancient origin in one of the earliest star-forming systems in the universe.",
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  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Zoe Hackshaw"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rana Ezzeddine"
    },
    {
      "name": "Shivani P. Shah"
    },
    {
      "name": "Terese T. Hansen"
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    {
      "name": "Ruijie Shi"
    },
    {
      "name": "Yangyang Li"
    },
    {
      "name": "Timothy C. Beers"
    },
    {
      "name": "Anna Frebel"
    },
    {
      "name": "Erika Holmbeck"
    },
    {
      "name": "Alexander P. Ji"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jeremy Kowkabany"
    },
    {
      "name": "Vinicius M. Placco"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ian U. Roederer"
    },
    {
      "name": "Charli M. Sakari"
    }
  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fmnfqrcygvn2q.bib",
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2610.14987",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.14987",
  "pmcid": null,
  "pmid": null,
  "published": "2026-10-10",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fmnfqrcygvn2q.ris",
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      "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.14987"
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  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "astronomy",
      "origin": "arxiv:astro-ph.GA",
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    {
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  "title": "The $R$-Process Alliance: On J0010$-$1735, an Accreted, Chemically Unusual, Metal-poor Star with $R$-process Enhancement",
  "title_text": "The R-Process Alliance: On J0010−1735, an Accreted, Chemically Unusual, Metal-poor Star with R-process Enhancement",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:29:06Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fmnfqrcygvn2q",
  "venue": "arXiv",
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