Relations of stellar mass and electron temperature-based metallicity of star-forming galaxies in wide mass range
Abstract
We gather a sample of both metal-rich and low metallicity galaxies. Both of them have oxygen abundances estimated from electron temperature (Te). They spread in a wide stellar mass range from 106 M ⊙ to 1011 M ⊙. Then, a consistent relation of stellar mass and metallicity are derived from them for such wide range of stellar masses. This relation also shows clearly the discrepancy of Te-based oxygen abundances from those derived from the strong-line method.
- Publication:
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Setting the scene for Gaia and LAMOST
- Pub Date:
- January 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921313007047
- Bibcode:
- 2014IAUS..298..438S
- Keywords:
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- galaxies: abundances;
- galaxies: evolution;
- galaxies: statistics