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Metallicity Distributions In and Around Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2013

Gabriella De Lucia
Affiliation:
INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, via G.B. Tiepolo 11, I-34143 Trieste, Italy. Email: delucia@oats.inaf.it
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Abstract

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Metals are found in all baryonic phases and environments, and our knowledge of their distribution ‘in and around galaxies’ has significantly improved over the past few years. Theoretical work has shown that the fraction of metals in different baryonic components can vary significantly when different feedback schemes are adopted. Therefore, studies of element abundances provide important information about all gas-dynamical processes which determine the cosmic evolution of baryons. I give here a brief review of recent observational progress, describe the implications of recent theoretical studies, and discuss briefly future prospects.

Type
Galaxy Metabolism
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2010

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