The star formation histories of early-type galaxies: Insights from the rest-frame ultraviolet

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Abstract

Our current understanding of the star formation histories of early-type galaxies is reviewed, in the context of recent observational studies of their ultraviolet (UV) properties. Combination of UV and optical spectro-photometric data indicates that the bulk of the stellar mass in the early-type population forms at high redshift (z > 2), possibly over short timescales (<1 Gyr). Nevertheless, early-types of all luminosities form stars over the lifetime of the Universe, with most luminous (-23 <M(V)-21) counterparts form 30-60% of their mass in the same redshift range. The large scatter in the (rest-frame) UV colours in the redshift range 0
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)153-167
Number of pages15
JournalModern Physics Letters A
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jan 2008

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