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The near-IR luminosity-metallicity relation of dwarf irregular galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2005

Ivo Saviane ,
Enrico V. Held ,
Valentin Ivanov ,
Danielle Alloin ,
Fabio Bresolin ,
R. Michael Rich ,
Luca Rizzi  and
Yazan Momany
Ivo Saviane
Affiliation:
ESO
Enrico V. Held
Affiliation:
OAPD
Valentin Ivanov
Affiliation:
ESO
Danielle Alloin
Affiliation:
CEA
Fabio Bresolin
Affiliation:
IfA Hawaii
R. Michael Rich
Affiliation:
UCLA
Luca Rizzi
Affiliation:
IfA Hawaii
Yazan Momany
Affiliation:
UniPD
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Abstract

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We report on the recent developments of our long-term investigation of the near-IR luminosity-metallicity relation for dwarf irregular galaxies in nearby groups. A very well-defined relation is emerging from our observational database, and a preliminary discussion of its implications is given.

Keywords

ISM: abundances(ISM:) HII regionsgalaxies: abundancesgalaxies: dwarfgalaxies: evolutiongalaxies: fundamental parametersgalaxies: ISMgalaxies: irregularinfrared: galaxies
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Colloquium C198: Near-Field Cosmology with Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies , March 2005 , pp. 202 - 206
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© 2005 International Astronomical Union