Damped Ly alpha systems as spiral galaxies

被引:8
作者
Ferrini, F [1 ]
Molla, M [1 ]
Diaz, AI [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AUTONOMA MADRID,DEPT FIS TEOR,E-28049 MADRID,SPAIN
关键词
early universe; galaxies; abundances; evolution; quasars; absorption lines;
D O I
10.1086/310884
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
It is shown that the distribution of element abundances with redshift in damped Ly alpha: (DLA) systems can be adequately reproduced by the same evolutionary models reproducing the halo and disk components of the Milky Way Galaxy at different Galactocentric distances. In this sense, the DLA systems are well represented by normal spiral galaxies in their early evolutionary stages.
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页码:L29 / L32
页数:4
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