Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2006 · 54 citations · 17 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsAstrophysicsExtragalactic AstronomyStar FormationGalaxy EvolutionGalaxy FormationGlobular ClustersStar ClustersStellar EvolutionStellar PopulationsGlobular Cluster Luminosity FunctionGlobular Cluster PopulationsGlobular Cluster SystemsStellar Population EffectsStellar Population EvolutionStellar Population SynthesisStellar Populations In Galaxies
Aims. We test the hypothesis that S0 galaxies are the descendants of fading spirals whose star formation has been shut down, by using the properties of their globular cluster systems.
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