Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 2004
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HST Proposal ID #10190
Computer Science
Hst Proposal Id #10190 Galaxies
Scientific paper
We will obtain deep, panchromatic imaging photometry of stellar populations in four fields ranging from 0.5 to 4 scale lengths across the disk of the Local Group spiral M33. The observations are designed to detect the oldest main-sequence turnoffs in three outer disk fields, and to reach the crowding limit in the innermost field. We will combine the photometry data with information we already have in-hand on abundances from stars and H II regions in M33 to derive the star formation history and metallicity evolution of the M33 disk. The information from our four fields will allow us to obtain {1} the ages of the oldest disk stars and the radial variation of their ages; {2} the radial variation of the star formation history and its nature {e.g., constant, declining, or bursting}; and {3} the metallicity distribution in each field and the time evolution of the metallicity gradient. Our team, an experienced mix of photometrists, spectroscopists, and galaxy evolution theorists, will use the results from this program to construct a comprehensive chemo-dynamical model for the M33 disk. This detailed study of M33 will be a key in developing an understanding of the formation and evolution of disks that can be applied to studies of disks at both low and high redshift, and will also yield a wealth of information on stellar populations, chemical evolution, and star clusters that will be of great value to future investigators.
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