On the dependence of spectroscopic indices of early-type galaxies on age, metallicity and velocity dispersion

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 323, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 615-629

  Kuntschner, Harald ^a   Lucey, John R ^a   Smith, Russell J ^a,c   Hudson, Michael J ^b   Davies, Roger L ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: formation; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; GALAXIES; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; METALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ABUNDANCE RATIOS; DATA SET; EARLY TYPES; GALAXIES ABUNDANCES; GALAXIES: ELLIPTICAL AND LENTICULAR CD; GALAXIES: KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS; GALAXY FORMATIONS; METALLICITIES; UPPER LIMITS; VELOCITY DISPERSION;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0000086462     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04263.x     Document Type: Article

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