A robust statistical estimation of the basic parameters of single stellar populations - I. Method

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 383, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1603-1618

  Hernandez, X ^a   Valls Gabaud, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Galaxy: stellar content; Globular clusters: general; Methods: statistical; Open clusters and associations: general; Stars: statistics

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POPULATION STATISTICS; STARS;

GALAXY:STELLAR CONTENT; GLOBULAR CLUSTERS:GENERAL; ISOCHRONES; METALLICITIES; METHODS:STATISTICAL; OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: GENERAL; SIMPLE++; STARS: STATISTICS; STELLAR POPULATIONS; SYSTEMATIC UNCERTAINTIES;

COVARIANCE MATRIX;

EID: 38349054581     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12668.x     Document Type: Article

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