The Mg/Fe abundance ratio in the nuclei of elliptical and disk galaxies

Details The Mg/Fe abundance ratio in the nuclei of elliptical and disk galaxies The Mg/Fe abundance ratio in the nuclei of elliptical and disk galaxies

Aug 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993astl...19..283s&link_type=abstract

Astronomy Letters, Vol. 19, p. 283-285; Pis'ma v Astronomicheskij Zhurnal (ISSN 0320-0108), vol. 19, no. 8, p. 701-707. In Russ

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

13

Disk Galaxies, Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Nuclei, Iron, Magnesium, Stellar Evolution, Color-Color Diagram, Galactic Evolution, Spectral Line Width

Scientific paper

Results of a spectral investigation of a sample of 100 nearby galaxies are used to discover that the Mg/Fe abundance ratios in the stellar population of the nuclei of elliptical and disk galaxies are different. Stars in the nuclei of disk galaxies, from SO to Sc, have a solar Mg/Fe ratio, while the elliptical ones, on the average, exhibit an Mg/Fe ratio greater than zero. Implications of this discovery for galaxy formation scenarios are discussed.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

The Mg/Fe abundance ratio in the nuclei of elliptical and disk galaxies does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with The Mg/Fe abundance ratio in the nuclei of elliptical and disk galaxies, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The Mg/Fe abundance ratio in the nuclei of elliptical and disk galaxies will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1491584