New fully empirical calibrations for strong-line metallicity indicators in star forming galaxies

Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Curti, M.
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Maiolino, R.
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Abstract
We derive new empirical calibrations for strong-line diagnostics of gas phase metallicity in local star forming galaxies by uniformly applying the Te method over the full metallicity range probed by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). To measure electron temperatures at high metallicity, where the auroral lines needed are not detected in single galaxies, we stacked spectra of more than 110000 galaxies from the SDSS in bins of log[O II]/Hβ and log[O III]/Hβ. This stacking scheme does not assume any dependence of metallicity on mass or star formation rate, but only that galaxies with the same line ratios have the same oxygen abundance. We provide calibrations which span more than 1 dex in metallicity and are entirely defined on a consistent absolute Te metallicity scale for galaxies. We apply our calibrations to the SDSS sample and find that they provide consistent metallicity estimates to within 0.05 dex.
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The Interplay between Local and Global Processes in Galaxies,
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22
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The Interplay between Local and Global Processes in Galaxies,
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Cozumel, Mexico
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11-15 April, 2016
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2016ilgp.confE..22C
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