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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 670, 期 2, 页码 L101-L104出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1086/524404
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galaxies : dwarf; galaxies : fundamental parameters; galaxies : stellar content
We present new estimates of ages and metallicities, based on VLT FORS optical (4400-5500 angstrom) spectroscopy, of 16 dwarf elliptical galaxies (dE's) in the Fornax Cluster and in southern groups. These dE's are more metal-rich and younger than previous estimates based on narrowband photometry and low-resolution spectroscopy. For our sample we find a mean metallicity [Z/H] = -0.33 dex and mean age 3.5 Gyr, consistent with similar samples of dE's in other environments (Local Group, Virgo). Three dE's in our sample show emission lines and very young ages. This suggests that some dE's formed stars until a very recent epoch and were self-enriched by a long star formation history. Previous observations of large near-infrared (similar to 8500 angstrom) Ca II absorption strengths in these dE's are in good agreement with the new metallicity estimates, solving part of the so-called calcium puzzle.
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