Impact of NLTE on research of early chemical enrichment of the dwarf galaxies
Abstract
Based on high-resolution observed spectra, the non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (NLTE) line formation, and precise stellar atmosphere parameters, we present the first complete sample of dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) with accurate chemical abundances in the very metal-poor (VMP) regime. The obtained stellar elemental ratios are compared with chemical enrichment models, and we show that NLTE is a major step forward for studies of the dSph and the Milky Way (MW) chemical evolution.
- Publication:
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The General Assembly of Galaxy Halos: Structure, Origin and Evolution
- Pub Date:
- August 2016
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2016IAUS..317..334M
- Keywords:
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- stars: abundances;
- galaxies: abundances;
- galaxies: dwarf;
- galaxies: evolution