The Star Formation History of the Local Group Dwarf Galaxy Leo I
We present a quantitative analysis of the star formation history (SFH) of the Local Group dSph galaxy Leo I, from the information in its Hubble Space Telescope [(V-I),I] color-magnitude diagram (CMD). It reaches the level of the oldest main-sequence turnoffs, and this allows us to retrieve the SFH in considerable detail. The method we use is based
Gallart, Carme et al.
Fecha de publicación:
11
1999