A spectroscopic survey of thick disc stars outside the solar neighbourhood G. Kordopatis, A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny, G. Gilmore, V. Hill, R. F. G. Wyse, A. Helmi, A. Bijaoui, M. Zoccali and O. Bienaymé A&A, 535 (2011) A107 Published online: 21 November 2011 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117373