Metallicity gradients in dwarf elliptical galaxies

Koleva, M.; Prugniel, Philippe; De Rijcke, Sven; Zeilinger, Werner W.
Bibliographical reference

Stellar Populations – Planning for the Next Decade, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 262, p. 364-365

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2010
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4
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1
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Description
We discuss the relations between the metallicity gradients and the other characteristics of a set of dwarf elliptical galaxies in different environments. We suggest that dEs have typically metallicity gradients of -0.30 ± 0.25 dex/re, unrelated to their mass. Dwarf elliptical galaxies with embedded disks, or dS0, may have flat metallicity gradients.