# Table 4 - Fitting parameters for Galaxy theoretical and empirical AMR.^(a) #_________________________________________________________________ # Yield metallicity # Source zeta [Fe/H]_10 #_________________________________________________________________ This work^(b) 0.23 +0.17 +/- 0.04 #_________________________________________________________________ Models Source zeta [Fe/H]_10 #_________________________________________________________________ Matteucci & Fracois (1989) 0.84 +0.11 Wyse & Silk (1989) (n=1) 0.79 -0.07 Wyse & Silk (1989) (n=2) 0.49 -0.04 Carigi (1994) 1.14 +0.08 Pardi & Ferrini (1994) 1.04 +0.00 Prantzos & Aubert (1995) 0.76 +0.00 Timmes, Woosley & Weaver (1995) 0.42 +0.02 Giovagnoli & Tosi (1995) 1.06 +0.09 Pilyugin & Edmunds (1996) 0.81 -0.06 Mihara & Takahara (1996) 1.28 -0.00 Chiappini, Matteucci & Gratton (1997) 0.71 -0.00 Portinari, Chiosi & Bressan (1998) 0.73 -0.13 Boissier & Pranztos (1999) 0.82 +0.02 Alibes, Labay & Canal (2001) 0.73 -0.03 #_________________________________________________________________ Observations Milky Way 13 Gyr old zeta [Fe/H]_10 #_________________________________________________________________ Twarog (1980) 0.63 +/- 0.04 -0.01 +/- 0.03 Carlberg et al. (1985) 0.56 +/- 0.08 +0.02 +/- 0.07 Meusinger, Stecklum & Reimann (1991) 0.54 +/- 0.06 +0.02 +/- 0.05 Edvardsson et al. (1993) 0.62 +/- 0.12 -0.10 +/- 0.11 Rocha-Pinto et al. (2000) 0.88 +/- 0.04 -0.05 +/- 0.04 Holmberg, Nordstrom & Andersen (2007) 0.30 +/- 0.01 -0.12 +/- 0.01 #_________________________________________________________________ Mean of all surveys 0.59 +/- 0.08 -0.04 +/- 0.03 #_________________________________________________________________ #_________________________________________________________________ ^(a) Assuming [Fe/H] = zeta log(t9) + omega, with t9 in Gyr. By definition, [Fe/H]_10 = zeta+ omega is the expected metallicity at t = 10Gyr. ^(b) From eq. (25), for R=3. [Fe/H]_10 range limits from varying galaxy birthrate b = 0.5 +/- 0.5.