Poster Title: Evolutionary Population Synthesis in the Near Infrared - Abundances of Seyfert and Starburst Galaxies
Abstract: We present a near-infrared population synthesis model, based on an empirical H and K band spectral library. The library has recently been improved by adding low metallicity red supergiants from the SMC. The model is based on Starburst-99, and it is aimed at studies of most obscured central regions of Seyfert and Starburst galaxies.
The comparison between the model output and the observed spectra of Seyfert 2 galaxies from the CfA Seyfert sample indicates that their central regions have near-solar metallicities. We also present new estimates for abundances of a sample of X-ray selected starburst galaxies.
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