Howes, L.L.HowesAsplund, M.M.AsplundCasey, A. R.A. R.CaseyPancino, ElenaElenaPancino2020-09-172020-09-172014-09-01https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13025/3948eprint arXiv 1409.7952We present the first results of the EMBLA survey (Extremely Metal-poor BuLge stars with AAOmega), aimed at finding metal-poor stars in the Milky Way bulge, where the oldest stars should now preferentially reside. EMBLA utilises SkyMapper photometry to pre-select metal-poor candidates, which are subsequently confirmed using AAOmega spectroscopy. We describe the discovery and analysis of four bulge giants with -2.72<=[Fe/H]<=-2.48, the lowest metallicity bulge stars studied with high-resolution spectroscopy to date. Using FLAMES/UVES spectra through the Gaia-ESO Survey we have derived abundances of twelve elements. Given the uncertainties, we find a chemical similarity between these bulge stars and halo stars of the same metallicity, although the abundance scatter may be larger, with some of the stars showing unusual [{alpha}/Fe] ratios.Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar AstrophysicsAstrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxieshttp://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014arXiv1409.7952H2014arXiv1409.7952H