Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Aug 2005
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THE EVOLUTION OF STARBURSTS: The 331st Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 783, pp. 105-111 (2
Mathematics
Logic
Galaxies, Star Formation, Dwarf Galaxies, Origin, Formation, Evolution, Age, And Star Formation, Starburst Galaxies And Infrared Excess Galaxies, Chemical Composition And Chemical Evolution
Scientific paper
Blue Compact Dwarf galaxies are generally believed to be unevolved objects, due to their blue colors, compact appearance and large gas fractions. Owing to the short gas consumption time-scales, they have been thought to be very young and characterized by bursting star formation. By means of 2-D hydrodynamical simulations, coupled with detailed chemical yields originating from SNeII, SNeIa and intermediate-mass stars, we study the dynamical and chemical evolution of galaxies with structural parameters similar to the Blue Compact Galaxies IZw18 and NGC1569. Bursts of star formation with negligible durations are not able to account for the chemical and morphological properties of these galaxies. The best way to reproduce the chemical composition of these objects is by assuming a long-lasting episode of star formation (270 Myr for IZw18 and 1.4 Gyr for NGC1569) and a more recent episode, separated from the previous one by a short quiescent period. In most of the explored cases, the derived chemical composition of the galaxy is dominated by the products of the old stars, since the enriched gas produced by young stars is in a too hot phase to be detectable with the optical spectroscopy.
Hensler Gerhard
Recchi Simone
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