ESA Science & Technology - Metals in the Neutral Interstellar Medium of Dwarf Star-Forming Galaxies

Publication date: 02 May 2006

Authors: Editors: Sonneborn, G., Moos, H. W., & Andersson, B-G

Journal: Astrophysics in the Far Ultraviolet: Five Years of Discovery with FUSE
Volume: 348
Page: 483-485
Year: 2006

Copyright: Astronomical Society of the Pacific

The determination of the metal abundances in the neutral interstellar medium (ISM) of dwarf star-forming galaxies is a key step in understanding their physical and chemical evolution. This type of investigation has been possible in the last 5 years thanks to FUSE. We will give a flavor of the issues involved by presenting the work that we are performing in this astrophysical field.