Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik

- Optical & Interpretative Astronomy -

Papers on Stellar populations in elliptical galaxies and globular clusters

1. D. Mehlert, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, G. Wegner, 1998, The kinematically peculiar cores of the Coma cluster early-type galaxies NGC 4816 and IC 4051 A& A, 332, 33

2. D. Thomas, L. Greggio, R. Bender, 1998, Stellar yields and chemical evolution - I. Abundance ratios and delayed mixing in the solar neighbourhood MNRAS, 296, 119-149

3. Matthew Colless, David Burstein, Roger L. Davies, Roberto K. McMahan Jr., R.P. Saglia, G. Wegner, 1999, The peculiar motions of early-type galaxies in two distant regions - V. The Mg-sigma relation, age and metallicities, MNRAS, 303, 813

4. D. Thomas, 1999, Abundance ratios in hierarchical galaxy formation MNRAS, 306, 655-661

5. D. Thomas, L. Greggio, R. Bender, 1999, Constraints on galaxy formation from α-enhancement in luminous elliptical galaxies MNRAS, 302, 537-548

6. D. Mehlert, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, G. Wegner, 2000, Spatially resolved spectroscopy of Coma cluster early -- type galaxies: I. The Database, A&AS, 141, 449-469

7. C. Maraston, D. Thomas, 2000, Strong Balmer lines in old stellar populations: no need for young ages in ellipticals? ApJ, 541, 126-133

8. R.P. Saglia, C. Maraston, D. Thomas, R. Bender, M. Colless, 2002, The puzzlingly small CaII triplet absorption in elliptical galaxies, ApJ, 579, L13-L16

9. J. Beuing, R. Bender, C. Mendes de Oliveira, D. Thomas, C. Maraston, 2002, Line-strength indices and velocity dispersions for 148 early-type galaxies in different environments A&A 395, 431-442

10. G. Wegner, E.M. Corsini, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, D. Merkl, D. Mehlert, 2002, Spatially resolved spectroscopy of Coma cluster early -- type galaxies: II. The minor axis dataset, A&A, 395, 753-759

11. T.H. Puzia, R.P. Saglia, M. Kissler-Patig, C. Maraston, L. Greggio, A. Renzini, & S. Ortolani, 2002, Integrated Spectroscopy of Bulge Globular Clusters and Fields. I. The Data Base and Comparison of Individual Lick Indices in Clusters and Bulge, A&A, 395, 45-67

12. C. Maraston, L. Greggio, A. Renzini, & S. Ortolani, R.P. Saglia, T.H. Puzia, M. Kissler-Patig, 2003, Integrated Spectroscopy of Bulge Globular Clusters and Fields. II. Implications for stellar population models and elliptical galaxies, A&A, 400, 823-840

13. D. Thomas, C. Maraston, R. Bender, 2003, New clues on the calcium underabundance in early-type galaxies MNRAS, 343, 279-283

14. D. Mehlert, D. Thomas, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, G. Wegner, 2003, Spatially resolved spectroscopy of Coma cluster early -- type galaxies: III. The stellar population gradients, A&A, 407, 423-435

15. T.H. Puzia, M. Kissler-Patig, D. Thomas, C. Maraston, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, T. Richtler, P. Goudfrooij, M. Hampel, 2004, VLT spectroscopy of globular cluster systems: I. The photometric and spectroscopic data set, A&A, 415, 123-143

16. L. Morelli, C. Halliday, E.M. Corsini, A. Pizzella, D. Thomas, R.P. Saglia, R.L. Davies, R. Bender, M. Birkinshaw, F. Bertola, 2004, Nuclear stellar discs in low-luminosity elliptical galaxies: NGC 4458 and NGC 4478 MNRAS, 354, 753-762

17. D. Thomas, C. Maraston, R. Bender, C. Mendes de Oliveira, 2005, The epochs of early-type galaxy formation as a function of environment ApJ 621, 767, astro-ph/0410209

18. R. H. Mendez, D. Thomas, R. P. Saglia, C. Maraston, R. P. Kudritzki, R. Bender, 2005, Oxygen and neon abundances of planetary nebulae in the elliptical galaxy NGC 4697, ApJ, 627, 767-781

19. T.H. Puzia, M. Kissler-Patig, D. Thomas, C. Maraston, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, P. Goudfrooij, M. Hempel, 2005, VLT Spectroscopy of Globular Cluster Systems, II. Spectroscopic Ages, Metallicities, and [alpha/Fe] Ratios of Globular Clusters in Early-Type Galaxies A&A, 439, 997-1011

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