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ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Volume 530, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016191
Keywords
ISM: abundances; galaxies: abundances; galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, CD; X-rays: ISM; galaxies: evolution
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- Italian Space Agency [ASI-INAF I/016/07/0]
- Italian Ministry of Scientific Research [2007JJC53X-001]
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Aims. We constrain possible explanations of the theoretical Fe discrepancy in the hot interstellar medium of elliptical galaxies and simultaneously explain the [alpha/Fe] ratios. Methods. We use the latest theoretical nucleosynthetic yields, incorporate dust, and explore different SNIa progenitor scenarios by means of a self-consistent chemical evolution model that reproduces the stellar populations properties of elliptical galaxies. Results. Models with Fe-only dust and/or a lower effective SNIa rate achieve a closer agreement with the observed Fe abundance. However, a suitable modification of the SNIa yields relative to the standard W7 model is needed to fully describe the abundance ratio pattern. The 2D explosion model C-DDT by Maeda and collaborator may be capable of reproducing the [Fe/H] and the [alpha/Fe] ratios.
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