On the Nature and Redshift Evolution of DLA Galaxies

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dc.creatorAlvensleben, U. Fritze-v.
dc.creatorLindner, U.
dc.creatorMöller, C. S.
dc.creatorFricke, K. J.
dc.date1999-04-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:31:14Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:31:14Z
dc.descriptionWe extend our spiral galaxy models that successfully describe nearby template spectra as well as the redshift evolution of CFRS and HDF spirals to include - in a chemically consistent way - the redshift evolution of a series of individual elements. Comparison with observed DLA abundances shows that DLAs might well be the progenitors of present-day spiral types Sa through Sd. Our models bridge the gap between high redshift DLA and nearby spiral HII region abundances. The slow redshift evolution of DLA abundances is a natural consequence of the long SF timescales for disks, the scatter at any redshift reflects the range of SF timescales from early to late spiral types. We claim that while at high redshift all spiral progenitor types seem to give rise to DLA absorption, towards low redshifts, the early type spirals seem to drop out of DLA samples due to low gas and/or high metal and dust content. Model implications for the spectrophotometric properties of the DLA galaxy population are discussed in the context of campaigns for the optical identifications of DLA galaxies both at low and high redshift.
dc.description8 pages, using kluwer LaTeX macro, Proceedings "The Evolution of Galaxies on Cosmological Timescales"
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9904208
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9904208
dc.identifierAstrophys.Space Sci. 276 (2001) 1007-1014
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/14090
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleOn the Nature and Redshift Evolution of DLA Galaxies
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