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The Chemical Evolution of Damped Lyman α Galaxies

1995; Springer Science+Business Media; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-540-49458-4_13

1611-6143

Max Pettini, David L. King, L. J. Smith, R. W. Hunstead,

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Measurements of element abundances in damped Lyman α systems are providing new means to investigate the chemical evolution of galaxies, particularly at early times. We review progress in this area, concentrating on recent efforts to extend the range of existing surveys to both higher and lower redshifts.