Table 3.

Summary of the stellar population fits obtained for the blue BCGs.

Fit z0 Dust absorption (a) Metallicity τ(b)
(%) (Z) (Gyr)
No dust, varying z0 and Z 1.497 4.426 0 1.24 0
Varying z0, Z, and dust 1.920 4.352 6.67 1.10 0
No dust, varying z0, Z, and τ 1.954 5.241 0 1.20 0.317

Notes.

(a)

Fraction of starlight absorbed by dust.

(b)

Characteristic timescale for an exponentially decreasing star formation rate.

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