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Evolutionary spectral synthesis and the UV upturn in elliptical galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

Magris C. Gladis
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomía, CIDA Apdo. Postal 264 - Mérida 5101A - Venezuela
Bruzual A. Gustavo
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomía, CIDA Apdo. Postal 264 - Mérida 5101A - Venezuela

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In this work we analyze the UV upturn seen in elliptical galaxies using the evolutionary spectral library of Bruzual & Charlot (1991). We present models for 3 representative groups galaxies of the Burstein et al. (1988) sample with different levels of UV flux.

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