Erratum: “Oxygen Gas Abundances at z ∼1.4: Implications for the Chemical Evolution History of Galaxies” (ApJ, 639, 858 [2006])

Abstract

Because of an error in entering proof corrections, the term Mtot(t) is incorrectly identified as the gas mass in the text immediately following equation (3). The sentence following this equation should correctly read: ``The mass of the gas in the model galaxy at a time t, Mgas(t), is equal to M(t)-M*(t), where M*(t) is the mass locked up into stars at the time t.'' Regarding equation (3), it should be noted that Mtot(t)=Mtot except for those time steps t at which Mtot(t) is set to an appropriate smaller value by the Pègase2 code in order to prevent the mass in stars produced at that time step t from exceeding the mass of gas of the model galaxy at that time. The Press sincerely regrets this error.