Formation of [α/Fe] radial gradients in the stars of elliptical galaxies

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 484, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 679-691

  Pipino, A ^a,c   D'Ercole, A ^b   Matteucci, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxies: aboundances; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: formation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FORECASTING; GALAXIES; HELIUM; IRON; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; RADIAL FLOW; STATISTICAL TESTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

(PL) PROPERTIES; ABUNDANCE RATIOS; CENTRAL MASS; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; DIFFERENT VELOCITY; ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES; ELLIPTICALS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; MEAN VALUE (MV); NEW CLASS; PHYSICAL PROCESSES; RADIAL GRADIENTS; STAR FORMATION (SF);

GRADIENT METHODS;

EID: 44849089958     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078121     Document Type: Article

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