Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990mnras.244..168p&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 244, May 1, 1990, p. 168-172.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Brightness Distribution, Density Distribution, Dwarf Galaxies, Metallicity, Star Formation, Carbon Stars, Chemical Evolution, Globular Clusters, Luminosity, Virgo Galactic Cluster
Scientific paper
It is well known that dwarf galaxies exhibit a luminosity (or mass)-metallicity relation. However, since dwarfs also display a surface brightness-luminosity relation (whether real or due to selection effects), the relationship can be alternatively considered to be between metallicity and surface brightness. Such a relationship is shown to be easily produced if there is a gas density threshold below which massive star formation is cut off. The stellar metallicity distributions for two simple models incorporating such a cut-off are calculated.
Davies Jonathan I.
Edmunds Michael G.
Phillipps Steve
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