Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-04-14
Astrophys.J. 557 (2001) 165
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in ApJ. Uses emulateapj.sty. 12 pages with 10 embedded EPS figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/321654
A simple chemical enrichment code is described where the two basic mechanisms driving the evolution of the ages and metallicities of the stellar populations are the star formation efficiency and the fraction of gas ejected from the galaxy. Using the observed Tully-Fisher relation in different passbands as a constraint, it is found that a steep correlation between the maximum disk rotational velocity and star formation efficiency must exist either for a linear or a quadratic Schmidt law. Outflows do not play a major role. The redshift evolution of disk galaxies is explored, showing that a significant change in the slope of the Tully-Fisher relation is expected because of the different age distributions of the stellar components in high and low-mass disk galaxies. The slope measured in the rest frame B,K bands is found to change from 3(B); 4(K) at z=0 up to 4.5(B); 5(K) at z~1, with a slight dependence on formation redshift.
Ferreras Ignacio
Silk Joseph
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