Metal-enriched galactic outflows shape the mass–metallicity relationship
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty2380
Abstract: The gas-phase metallicity of low-mass galaxies increases with increasing stellar mass (M*) and is nearly constant for high-mass galaxies. Theory suggests that this tight mass–metallicity relationship is shaped by galactic outflows removing metal-enriched gas from… read more here.
Keywords: metallicity relationship; mass metallicity; metal; galactic outflows ... See more keywords