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Dec 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000aas...197.9201t&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, 197th AAS Meeting, #92.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 32, p.1565
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The bulk of the information we have about galaxies at high redshift comes from observations at rest frame ultraviolet wavelengths. We exploit the diagnostic power of this rich spectral region in order to obtain empirical estimates of metallicity. We have compiled a sample of nearby starburst galaxies with optically derived metallicities and high quality FOS, GHRS, or STIS spectra available in the HST archive. From this data, we construct template spectra spanning a range in metallicity from 1/10 to 2 times solar. We find a high degree of correlation between UV spectral morphology and metallicity in that more metal rich galaxies have broader SIV and CIV stellar wind lines, stronger interstellar features, and more pronounced line blanketing by weak photospheric features. Our template spectra provide useful benchmarks for comparison with the rest frame UV spectra of high redshift galaxies for which metallicities are otherwise difficult to obtain.
Calzetti Daniela
Heckman Timothy M.
Leitherer Cl.
Tremonti Christy A.
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