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Global Evolution of the Stars, Gas, Metals, and Dust in Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

S. Michael Fall
S. Michael Fall*
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

Abstract

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We outline a method to infer the global history of star formation in galaxies from absorption-line observations of quasars. The application to existing data leads to the conclusion that most stars formed at relatively low redshifts (z ≲ 2). The results obtained by this absorption-based method are consistent with those obtained subsequently by emission-based methods.

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Conference Papers in order of Presentation
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 187: Cosmic Chemical Evolution , 2002 , pp. 201 - 207
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Copyright © 2002 

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