Surface Brightness Fluctuations: Preliminary approach to unveiling metal-poor components in elliptical galaxies

Rodríguez Beltrán, P.; Vazdekis, A.; Cerviño, M.; Beasley, M.
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Contributions to the XIV.0 Scientific Meeting (virtual) of the Spanish Astronomical Society

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2020
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4
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4
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Besides the standard analysis based on mean properties, Surface Brightness Fluctuations (SBF) spectra provide an alternative way for studying stellar populations in galaxies. Metal-poor populations are predicted in galaxy formation models, but so far remain undetected beyond the Local Group. The SBF spectra have the potential to unveil these metal-poor components in galaxies dominated by old, metal-rich stars. We have computed SBF magnitudes and we propose fluctuation color diagrams to study composite populations in nearby elliptical galaxies.