Relative Metal Abundance Patterns in Two Damped Lyman—Alpha Systems

Lu, Limin; Savage, Blair D.; Tripp, Todd M.; Meyer, Dave M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-49458-4_18

Relative Metal Abundance Patterns in Two Damped Lyman—Alpha Systems

Limin Lu³,
Blair D. Savage⁴,
Todd M. Tripp⁴ &
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Dave M. Meyer⁵

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We derive absolute and relative metal abundances for two damped Lyα systems using high resolution, high S/N observations. The results have important implications for understanding the chemical evolution history of galaxies.

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Dept. of Astronomy, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
Limin Lu
Dept. of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
Blair D. Savage & Todd M. Tripp
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
Dave M. Meyer

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European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, D-85748, Garching, Germany
Georges Meylan

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Lu, L., Savage, B.D., Tripp, T.M., Meyer, D.M. (1995). Relative Metal Abundance Patterns in Two Damped Lyman—Alpha Systems. In: Meylan, G. (eds) QSO Absorption Lines. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49458-4_18

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