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astro-ph.GA2009★ 125 cited
Milky Way vs Andromeda: a tale of two disks
J. Yin, J. L. Hou, N. Prantzos +4
We study the chemical evolution of the disks of the Milky Way (MW) and of Andromeda (M31), in order to reveal common points and differences between the two major galaxies of the Lo…
astro-ph.CO2009★ 11 cited
The color gradients of spiral disks in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
C. Z. Liu, S. Y. Shen, Z. Y. Shao +4
We investigate the radial color gradients of galactic disks using a sample of about 20,000 face-on spiral galaxies selected from the fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Su…
astro-ph.GA2009★ 81 cited
Origin and Evolution of the Abundance Gradient along the Milky Way Disk
J. Fu, J. L. Hou, J. Yin +1
Based on a simple model of the chemical evolution of the Milky Way disk, we investigate the disk oxygen abundance gradient and its time evolution. Two star formation rates (SFRs) a…