Table 3:
Predicted colours for the Galactic bulge assuming two
different IMFs, compared to observational values of local bulges
from various sources (a: Balcells & Peletier 1994; b: Galaz et al. 2006).Photometric properties of the Galactic Bulge
| |
|
(B-R) |
(U-R) |
(R-K) |
| Observed |
(a) |
1.27 - 1.6 |
1.24 - 2.16 |
2.39 - 2.97 |
| |
(b) |
0.5 - 2.18 |
|
|
| Predicted |
(x=1.35) |
1.64 - 1.71 |
1.94 - 2.09 |
2.22 - 2.38 |
| |
(x=0.95) |
1.75 - 1.83 |
2.20 - 2.40 |
2.49 - 2.68 |
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