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Building Blocks in Hierarchical Clustering Scenarios and their Connection with Damped Ly Systems
We carried out a comprehensive analysis of the chemical properties of the
interstellar medium (ISM) and the stellar population (SP) of current normal
galaxies and their progenitors in a hierarchical clustering scenario. We
compared the results with observations of Damped Lyman- systems (DLAs)
under the hypothesis that, at least, part of the observed DLAs could originate
in the building blocks of today normal galaxies. We used a hydrodynamical
cosmological code which includes star formation and chemical enrichment.
Galaxy-like objects are identified at and then followed back in time.
Random line-of-sights (LOS) are drawn through these structures in order to
mimic Damped Lyman systems. We then analysed the chemical properties
of the ISM and SP along the LOS. We found that the progenitors of current
galaxies in the field with mean and virial circular velocity of
could be the associated DLA galaxies. For these systems
we detected a trend for to increase with redshift.(Abridged)Comment: 15 pages, 11 Postscript figures. Accepted to MNRA