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EAS Publications Series
Volume 48, 2011
CRAL-2010 A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies
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| Page(s) | 87 - 89 | |
| Section | Star Formation History and Chemical Enrichment | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1148021 | |
| Published online | 11 July 2011 | |
M. Koleva, Ph. Prugniel and I. Vauglin (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 48 (2011) 87–89
Star Formation Histories from Spectra: What Can We Believe?
1 Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, La Laguna, 38200 Tenerife, Spain
2 Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, 38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
3 Université Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
4 CRAL, Observatoire de Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5574, 69561 St. Genis Laval, France
5 Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón, 44001 Teruel, Spain
6 Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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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