most citedIs the IMF in ellipticals bottom-heavy? Clues from their chemical abundances

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Is the IMF in ellipticals bottom-heavy? Clues from their chemical abundances

C. De Masi, F. Vincenzo, F. Matteucci +4

We tested the implementation of different IMFs in our model for the chemical evolution of ellipticals, with the aim of reproducing the observed relations of [Fe/H] and [Mg/Fe] abun…