The Stellar Oxygen Abundance Gradient in M33

Bibcode
1997ApJ...474L.107M
DOI
10.1086/310441
Monteverde, M. I.; Herrero, A.; Lennon, D. J.; Kudritzki, R.-P.
Bibliographical reference

Astrophysical Journal Letters v.474, p.L107

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1997
Number of authors
4
IAC number of authors
1
Citations
57
Refereed citations
46
Description
We report here first results concerning stellar oxygen abundances in M33. Non-LTE model atmosphere and non-LTE line formation calculations were used to determine the oxygen abundance of B-type supergiants. By choosing stars located at different projected radial distances to the center of M33, we are able to determine the oxygen abundance gradient, for which we obtain a value of -0.16 +/- 0.06 dex kpc-1. This is the first time that the oxygen stellar abundance gradient has been determined in a spiral galaxy other than the Milky Way.
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Refereed
Galaxies

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