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Metal–rich Stars in the Galactic Bulge and their Implications for Elliptical Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

Elaine M. Sadler
Elaine M. Sadler*
Affiliation:
Anglo–Australian Observatory P.O. Box 296 Epping, NSW 2121 Australia

Abstract

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A new study of more than 400 K giants in the inner Galactic bulge confirms that many have high metallicity ([Fe/H] ≪ 0). Such stars are valuable templates in understanding the stellar populations of elliptical galaxies, and may help explain some of the puzzling line–strength anomalies seen in the integrated spectra of giant ellipticals.

Type
I. The Stellar Populations in the Milky Way
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 149: The Stellar populations of Galaxies , 1992 , pp. 41 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 

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