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Star Formation Histories from Spectra: What Can We Believe?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2011

M. Koleva
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, La Laguna, 38200 Tenerife, Spain Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, 38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain Université Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne, France CRAL, Observatoire de Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5574, 69561 St. Genis Laval, France
A.J. Cenarro
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón, 44001 Teruel, Spain
I. de la Rosa
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, La Laguna, 38200 Tenerife, Spain Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, 38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
P. Sanchez-Blazquez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
A. Vazdekis
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, La Laguna, 38200 Tenerife, Spain Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, 38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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Abstract

To determine the star formation histories of dwarf galaxies we use fossil methods. Compared to the color-magnitude diagrams analyzes, which are well tested and widely accepted, the studies of integrated spectra are still young. In order to assess their capabilities and limitations, we compare the results of three publicly available star formation recovery programs (StarLight, STECKMAP and ULySS).

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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2011

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