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We present a study of the evolution of star-forming galaxies within the so-called Wall structure at z$\sim$0.73 in the field of the COSMOS survey. We use a sample of star-forming galaxies from a comprehensive range of environments and…

JWST/NIRCam observations reveal dense stellar cores in high-redshift galactic bulges, indicative of sustained star formation and potential stellar accretion. We introduce accretion-modified star (AMS) as a new component in the chemical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-11-21 Shuo Zhai , Jian-Min Wang , Yan-Rong Li , Wei-Jian Guo , Gang Zhao

We present a new chemical evolution model for the Galaxy that assumes three main infall episodes of primordial gas for the formation of halo, thick and thin disk, respectively. We compare our results with selected data taking into account…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-17 A. Micali , F. Matteucci , D. Romano

In this paper, we aim to derive high-precision alpha-element abundances using CRIRES high-resolution IR spectra of 72 cool M giants of the inner Galactic bulge. Silicon, magnesium, and calcium abundances were determined by fitting a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-03-08 N. Nieuwmunster , G. Nandakumar , E. Spitoni , N. Ryde , M. Schultheis , R. M. Rich , P. S. Barklem , O. Agertz , F. Renaud , F. Matteucci

The evolution of the content of heavy elements in galaxies, the relative chemical abundances, their spatial distribution, and how these scale with various galactic properties, provide unique information on the galactic evolutionary…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-02-13 R. Maiolino , F. Mannucci

The determination of chemical abundances in star-forming galaxies and the study of their evolution on cosmological timescales are powerful tools for understanding galaxy formation and evolution. This contribution presents the latest results…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 T. Contini , M. -A. Treyer , M. Mouhcine , M. Sullivan , R. S. Ellis

Large-scale faint structure detected by the recent observations in the halo of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) provides an attractive window to explore the structure of outer cold dark matter (CDM) halo in M31. Using an N-body simulation of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Takanobu Kirihara , Yohei Miki , Masao Mori

In the absence of an interaction, central bars might be the most effective mechanism for radial motions of gas in barred spiral galaxies, which represent two-thirds of disc galaxies. The dynamical effects induced by bars in the first few…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-12-20 O. Cavichia , M. Mollá , R. D. D. Costa , W. J. Maciel

Aims. To model the chemical evolution of manganese relative to iron in three different stellar systems: the solar neighbourhood, the Galactic bulge and the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy, and compare our results with the recent and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Cescutti , F. Matteucci , G. A. Lanfranchi , A. McWilliam

We present a sample of 224 stars that emit H$\alpha$ (H$\alpha$ stars) in the Andromeda galaxy (M31). The stars were selected from $\sim$ 5000 spectra, collected as part of the Spectroscopic and Photometric Landscape of Andromeda's Stellar…

Green Bank Telescope (GBT) 21cm observations have revealed a faint, yet extensive HI cloud population surrounding the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). The newfound objects are likely analogs to the high-velocity HI clouds (HVCs) seen around the…

Elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, collectively termed metals, were created inside stars and dispersed through space at the final stages of stellar evolution. The relative amounts of different isotopes (variants of the same element…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-27 Darío González Picos , Ignas Snellen , Sam de Regt

Chemical abundances are an essential tool in untangling the Milky Way's enrichment history. However, the evolution of the interstellar medium abundance gradient with cosmic time is lost as a result of radial mixing processes. For the first…

The elemental abundance structure of the Galactic disc has been extensively studied in the solar neighbourhood using long-lived stars such as F and G dwarfs or K and M giants. These are stars whose atmospheres preserve the chemical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 T. Bensby , A. Alves-Brito , M. S. Oey , D. Yong , J. Meléndez

We have obtained multi-slit spectroscopic observations from 3700A to 9200A with LRIS at the Keck I telescope for 31 HII regions in the disk of the Andromeda galaxy (M31), spanning a range in galactocentric distance from 3.9 kpc to 16.1 kpc.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Almudena Zurita , Fabio Bresolin

Our proximity and external vantage point make M31 an ideal testbed for understanding the structure of spiral galaxies. The Andromeda Optical and Infrared Disk Survey (ANDROIDS) has mapped M31's bulge and disk out to R=40 kpc in $ugriJK_s$…

NGC7793, NGC300, M33 and NGC2403 are four nearby undisturbed and bulgeless low-mass spiral galaxies with similar morphology and stellar mass. They are ideal laboratories to study disc formation scenarios and stellar mass growth histories.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-09-21 Xiaoyu Kang , Rolf-Peter Kudritzki , Fenghui Zhang

We present a model of chemical and spectrophotometric evolution of disk galaxies based on a stochastic self-propagating star formation scenario. The model incorporates galaxy formation through the process of accretion, chemical and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-03-14 T. Mineikis , V. Vansevičius

Our understanding of the chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge requires the determination of abundances in large samples of giant stars and planetary nebulae (PNe). We discuss PNe abundances in the Galactic bulge and compare these…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. Chiappini , S. Gorny , G. Stasinska , B. Barbuy

We show that the Galactic bulge and disk share a similar, strong, decline in [O/Mg] ratio with [Mg/H]. The similarity of the [O/Mg] trend in these two, markedly different, populations suggests a metallicity-dependent modulation of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. McWilliam , F. Matteucci , S. Ballero , R. M. Rich , J. P. Fulbright , G. Cescutti