A Chemical Evolution Model for the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Fornax is the brightest Milky Way (MW) dwarf spheroidal galaxy and its star formation history (SFH) has been derived from observations. We estimate the time evolution of its gas mass and net inflow and outflow rates from the SFH usinga simple star formation law that relates the star formation rate t...

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Main Authors: Yuan Zhen, Qian Yong-Zhong, Jing Yi Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201610902002