A model of population synthesis and the color evolution of galaxies

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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We construct a model of population synthesis using the new stellar isochrones calculated by Bertelli et al. and the observed stellar spectrum from 3130Å to 10800Å by Gunn and Stryker. Our model can predict the spectral energy distribution (SED) of a Simple Stellar Population (SSP) from an age of 107 to 2 × 1010 yr with metallicities from Z = 0.0004 to Z = 0.05, covering the whole optical range. The SED of galaxies at different ages can be derived as a convolution of SSP with corresponding star formation rate at different times. We calculate the standard UBVRI colors as well as 15 medium-band BATC colors for the synthesized SSPs and galaxies. The predicted UBVRI colors of galaxies from E/S0 to Sdm at the age of 12 Gyr are in good agreement with the current observations. So we have some confidence that our model predictions may serve as a theoretical guide for the ongoing multicolor observational study of the SEDs of galaxies.

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