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The internal metallicity distributions of simulated galaxies from EAGLE, Illustris, and IllustrisTNG at z  = 1.8–4 as probed by gamma-ray burst hosts

ABSTRACT Massive stars are thought to be progenitors of long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), most likely with a bias favouring low-metallicity progenitors. Because galaxies do not have a constant metallicity throughout, the combination of line-of-sight absorption metallicity inferred from GRB afterglow spe...

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2023-01, Vol.520 (1), p.879-896
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