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A Comparison of Chemical Evolution between the Milky Way and M31 Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

J. Yin
Affiliation:
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS, Shanghai, 200030, China email: jyin@shao.ac.cn, houjl@shao.ac.cn, crx@shao.ac.cn
J.L. Hou
Affiliation:
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS, Shanghai, 200030, China email: jyin@shao.ac.cn, houjl@shao.ac.cn, crx@shao.ac.cn
R.X. Chang
Affiliation:
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS, Shanghai, 200030, China email: jyin@shao.ac.cn, houjl@shao.ac.cn, crx@shao.ac.cn
S. Boissier
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseillee, Traverse du Syphon-Les trois lucs BP8, 13376 Marseille cedex 12, France email: samuel.boissier@oamp.fr
N. Prantzos
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, CNRS, 98bis Bd Arage, 75014, Paris, France email: prantzos@iap.fr
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Andromeda galaxy (M31,NGC224) is the biggest spiral in the Local Group. By studying the star formation history(SFH) and chemical evolution of M31, and comparing with the Milky Way Galaxy, we are able to understand more about the formation and evolution of spiral galaxies.

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