Bibcode
Lara-López, M. A.; Cepa, J.; Bongiovanni, A.; Castañeda, H.; Pérez García, A. M.; Fernández Lorenzo, M.; Póvic, M.; Sánchez-Portal, M.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 493, Issue 1, 2009, pp.L5-L8
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2009
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Description
Context: Evolution of galaxies through cosmic time has been widely
studied at high redshift, but there are a few studies in this field at
lower redshifts. However, low-redshifts studies will provide important
clues to the evolution of galaxies, furnishing the required link between
local and high-redshift universe. Aims: In this work we focus on
the metallicity of the gas in spiral galaxies at low redshift looking
for signs of chemical evolution. We analyze the metallicity contents of
star forming galaxies of similar luminosities at different redshifts, we
studied the metallicity of star forming galaxies from SDSS-DR5 (Sloan
Digital Sky Survey-Data Release 5), using different redshift intervals
from 0.1 to 0.4. Methods: We used the public data of SDSS-DR5
processed with the STARLIGHT spectral synthesis code, correcting the
fluxes for dust extinction, estimating metallicities using the
R23 method, and analyzing the samples with respect to the [N
ii] λ6583/[O ii] λ3727 line ratio. Results: From a
final sample of 207 galaxies, we find a decrement in 12+log(O/H)
corresponding to the redshift interval 0.3 < z < 0.4 of ~0.1 dex
with respect to the rest of the sample, which can be interpreted as
evidence of the metallicity evolution in low-z galaxies.