Differential stellar population models: How to reliably measure [Fe/H] and [α/Fe] in galaxies

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters

Volumn 398, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Walcher, C J ^a   Coelho, P ^b   Gallazzi, A ^c   Charlot, S ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Globular clusters: general; Methods: data analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952573653     PISSN: 17453933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2009.00705.x     Document Type: Letter

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