Spectroscopic evolutionary synthesis models of Wolf-Rayet galaxies |
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| Authors: | H Krüger U Fritze-V Alvensleben K J Fricke H -H Loose |
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| Institution: | (1) Universitätssternwarte Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | We present spectroscopic evolutionary synthesis calculations for starburst galaxies of various metallicities in order to model the broad emission lines HeII  4686 and CIII 4650 produced by Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars in the spectra of WR galaxies. The strengths of both lines strongly decrease with decreasing metallicity. The presence of WR emission features is a clear indicator of very recent star formation less than 4 to 7 × 106 yr ago. Bursts of duration 1 to 5 × 106 yr which lead to an increase in the total stellar mass in the galaxy by 0.1 to 10 % are compatible with the equivalent width of Hell »4686 observed in WR galaxies. |
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