Abstract
In elliptical galaxies, where most of the stars were formed at an early epoch, the total mass, spatial distribution, and relative abundances of metals are intimately connected to the galaxy formation process. Determinations of the hot interstellar medium metallicity from X-ray spectral analysis are more direct, less model-dependent, and more radially extensive than optical estimates based on broad-band colors or line indices, and provide a view into the nucleosynthetic histories of elliptical galaxies.
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Loewenstein, M., Mushotzky, R.F. (1998). Metal Abundances in the Hot ISM of Elliptical Galaxies. In: Koyama, K., Kitamoto, S., Itoh, M. (eds) The Hot Universe. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 188. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4970-9_12
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