3 papers
astro-ph2001
FUSE observations of the Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxy Mrk 59
T. X. Thuan, A. Lecavelier des Etangs, Y. I. Izotov
New FUSE far-UV spectroscopy of the nearby metal-deficient (Zsun/8) cometary Blue Compact Dwarf (BCD) galaxy Markarian (Mrk) 59 is discussed. The data are used to investigate eleme…
astro-ph2000
Big Bang nucleosynthesis and the baryonic content of the universe
T. X. Thuan, Y. I. Izotov
A review of the latest measurements of the primordial abundances of the light nuclei D, 3He, 4He and 7Li is given. We discuss in particular the primordial abundance Yp of 4He as me…
astro-ph2000
Blue compact galaxies and the primordial 4Helium abundance
Trinh Xuan Thuan, Yuri I. Izotov
Blue compact galaxies (BCG) are ideal objects in which to derive the primordial 4He abundance because they are chemically young and have not had a significant stellar He contributi…