Bibcode
Ricciardelli, E.; Vazdekis, A.; Cenarro, A. J.; Falcón-Barroso, J.
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 424, Issue 1, pp. 172-189.
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2012
Citations
60
Refereed citations
54
Description
In this work, we show a comprehensive comparison of our new stellar
population synthesis (SPS) MIUSCAT models with photometric data of
globular clusters (GCs) and early-type galaxies.The models compare
remarkably well with the colours of Milky Way GCs in the optical range.
Likewise, the colours of M31 GCs can also be explained by the models by
assuming younger ages than their Galactic counterparts. When compared
with quiescent galaxies, we reproduce the colour evolution at
intermediate redshift. On the other hand, we find that the colour
relations of nearby early-type galaxies are still a challenge for
present-day SPS models. We investigate a number of possible explanations
and establish the importance of α-enhanced models to bring down
the discrepancy with observations.
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Traces of Galaxy Formation: Stellar populations, Dynamics and Morphology
We are a large, diverse, and very active research group aiming to provide a comprehensive picture for the formation of galaxies in the Universe. Rooted in detailed stellar population analysis, we are constantly exploring and developing new tools and ideas to understand how galaxies came to be what we now observe.
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