The ultraviolet upturn in elliptical galaxies as an age indicator

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 513, Issue 1 PART 1, 1999, Pages 128-141

  Yi, Sukyoung ^a,f   Lee, Young Wook ^a   Woo, Jong Hak ^a   Park, Jang Hyun ^b,c   Demarque, Pierre ^d   Oemler Jr , Augustus ^e  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)   (South Korea)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: stellar content; Ultraviolet: galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033092417     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/306856     Document Type: Article

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