The spatially-resolved stellar populations of nearby early-type galaxies

We report our investigation into the stellar populations of early-type galaxies (ETGs) in the local universe. Massive ETGs are thought to form in a manner very different to our own Milky Way, with their cores formed via a swiftly-quenched rapid starburst >10 Gyr ago and their outskirts assembled...

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Main Author: Alton, Padraig David Edmund
Published: Durham University 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.725781