Circumgalactic gas absorption in extremely metal-poor dwarf dalaxies

Filho, M. E.; Sánchez Almeida, J.; Muñoz Tuñón, C.
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Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Outskirts, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 321, pp. 287-287

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2017
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Accretion of metal-poor gas via cold accretion flows has been recently proposed as a means to trigger/sustain star formation in extremely metal-poor dwarf galaxies (XMPs), a scenario in agreement with theoretical predictions. We report on the tentative detection of CaII absorption used to trace the conditions of the gas clouds in the halo of the XMP UGCA 20.