Quantifying the uncertainties of chemical evolution studies I. Stellar lifetimes and initial mass function

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 430, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 491-505

  Romano, D ^a   Chiappini, C ^b   Matteucci, F ^c   Tosi, M ^a  

^a OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxy: abundances; Galaxy: evolution; Galaxy: formation; Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: luminosity function, mass function

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC RAYS; DATA REDUCTION; LUMINESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GALAXY: ABUNDANCES; GALAXY: EVOLUTION; GALAXY: FORMATION; STARS: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; STARS: LUMINOSITY FUNCTION, MASS FUNCTION;

GALAXIES;

EID: 13244298354     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20048222     Document Type: Article

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