The stellar population histories of early-type galaxies. II. Controlling parameters of the stellar populations

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 165-188

  Trager, S C ^a   Faber, S M ^b   Worthey, Guy ^c   González, J Jesús ^d  

^a CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

^b University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^c ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: formation; Galaxies: stellar content

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000010433     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301442     Document Type: Article

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