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First direct metallicity measurement of a lensed star-forming galaxy at z = 1.7

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Yuan, Tiantian; Kewley, Lisa

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We present the rest-frame optical spectrum of a strongly lensed galaxy at redshift z = 1.7 behind the cluster Abell 1689. We detect the temperature sensitive auroral line [OIII] λ4363, which allows the first direct metallicity measurement for galaxies at

dc.contributor.authorYuan, Tiantian
dc.contributor.authorKewley, Lisa
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:43:28Z
dc.identifier.issn2041-8205
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/79218
dc.description.abstractWe present the rest-frame optical spectrum of a strongly lensed galaxy at redshift z = 1.7 behind the cluster Abell 1689. We detect the temperature sensitive auroral line [OIII] λ4363, which allows the first direct metallicity measurement for galaxies at
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
dc.sourceAstrophysical Journal Letters
dc.subjectKeywords: Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: high-redshift
dc.titleFirst direct metallicity measurement of a lensed star-forming galaxy at z = 1.7
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume699
dc.date.issued2009
local.identifier.absfor020103 - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB7708
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationYuan, TianTian, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationKewley, Lisa, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpageL161
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpageL164
local.identifier.doi10.1088/0004-637X/699/2/L161
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:36:45Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-77950683591
local.identifier.thomsonID000267372800023
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