論文紹介


The Mass-Metallicity Relation with the Direct Method on Stacked Spectra of SDSS Galaxies

Brett H. Andrews, Paul Martini

arXiv:1211.3418

Introduction

Method

Sample Selection

Stacking Procedure

Stellar Continuum Subtraction

Automated Line Flux Measurements

Electron Temperature and Direct Abundance Determination

Electron Temperatures

Ionic and Total Abundances

Strong Line Metallicities

How Does Stacking Affect Measured Electron Temperatures and Metallicities?

The Mass-Metallicity Relation and Mass-Metallicity-SFR Relation

The Mass-Metallicity Relation

Mass-Metallicity-SFR Relation

The Fundamental Metallicity Relation

N/O Abundance

Discussion

Comparison to a Previous Analysis That Used Auroral Lines from Stacked Spectra

Temperature and Metallicity Discrepancies

Strong Line Calibrations and the SFR-dependence of the FMR

 

 

 

 

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HeII emitters in the VIMOS VLT Deep Survey: PopIII star formation or peculiar stellar populations in galaxies at 2<z<4.6?

P. Cassata, O. Le Fevre, S. Charlot, T. Contini, O. Cucciati, B. Garilli, G. Zamorani, C. Adami, S. Bardelli, V. Le Brun, B. Lemaux, D. Maccagni, A. Pollo, L. Pozzetti, L. Tresse, D. Vergani, A. Zanichelli, E. Zucca
arXiv:1212.5270

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PopIII star ではなくて WR 星であると考えられる。

Optical Design and Active Optics Methods in Astronomy

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Fiber scrambling for high-resolution spectrographs. I. Lick Observatory

Julien F.P. Spronck, Debra A. Fischer, Zachary A. Kaplan, Christian Schwab, Andrew Szymkowiak
arXiv:1303.5792

ファイバーに一旦光を通すほうが分光器の PSF が安定する


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Marvin Rose, Clive Tadhunter, Joanna Holt, Javier Rodri'guez Zauri'n
arXiv:1303.7112

Red QSO を幾つか調べたが、out flow 速度や Eddington ratio など通常の QSO と同じだった