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Spectral models of stellar populations resolved in chemical abundances

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2015-06-03 v1

Abstract

We present model spectra of stellar populations with variable chemical composition. We derived the [alpha/Fe] abundance ratio of the stars of the most important libraries (ELODIE, CFLIB and MILES) using full spectrum fitting and we generated PEGASE.HR models resolved in [\alpha/Fe]. We used a semi-empirical approach that combines the observed spectra with synthetic stellar spectra. We tested the models using them to derive [\alpha/Fe] in galaxies and star clusters using full spectrum fitting. The present models are available from http://ulyss.univ-lyon1.fr

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@article{arxiv.1112.0513,
  title  = {Spectral models of stellar populations resolved in chemical abundances},
  author = {Philippe Prugniel and Mina Koleva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.0513},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Contributed talk, IAU Symp. 284, The Spectral Energy Distribution of Galaxies, Preston (UK), September 2011, eds. R. J. Tuffs and C. C. Popescu