Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-02-09
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics Letters, in press (accepted Jan 11, 1996). 4 pages in revised A&A LaTeX style (enclosed); figures e
Scientific paper
In the light of the recent finding that nebular emission lines are commonly found in the inner regions of early-type galaxies, we evaluate their effect to stellar absorption-line indices. We derive analytical expressions for changes induced by the presence of nebular emission lines, both for atomic and molecular absorption-line indices. We find that the [NI] emission-line doublet at 5199 A can significantly affect Mgb line-strength measurements. For typical equivalent widths of the [NI] doublet in nuclei of early-type galaxies featuring nebular emission, the Mgb index is artificially enhanced by 0.4 - 2 A, which represents a significant fraction of the typical equivalent width of the Mgb line in early-type galaxies. We illustrate this effect in the case of NGC 2974.
Emsellem Eric
Goudfrooij Paul
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