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3541. Star formation rate distribution in NGC 1232
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/155/234
Title:
Star formation rate distribution in NGC 1232
Short Name:
J/AJ/155/234
Date:
22 Feb 2022
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
NGC 1232 is a face-on spiral galaxy and a great laboratory for the study of star formation due to its proximity. We obtained high spatial resolution H{alpha} images of this galaxy, with adaptive optics, using the SAM instrument at the SOAR telescope, and used these images to study its H II regions. These observations allowed us to produce the most complete H II region catalog for it to date, with a total of 976 sources. This doubles the number of H II regions previously found for this object. We used these data to construct the H II luminosity function, and obtained a power-law index lower than the typical values found for Sc galaxies. This shallower slope is related to the presence of a significant number of high-luminosity H II regions (log L>39 dex). We also constructed the size distribution function, verifying that, as for most galaxies, NGC 1232 follows an exponential law. We also used the H{alpha} luminosity to calculate the star formation rate. An extremely interesting fact about this galaxy is that X-ray diffuse observations suggest that NGC 1232 recently suffered a collision with a dwarf galaxy. We found an absence of star formation around the region where the X-ray emission is more intense, which we interpret as a star formation quenching due to the collision. Along with that, we found an excess of star-forming regions in the northeast part of the galaxy, where the X-ray emission is less intense.
3542. Star Formation Rate in nearby galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/146/46
Title:
Star Formation Rate in nearby galaxies
Short Name:
J/AJ/146/46
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A distance-limited sample of 869 objects from the Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog is used to characterize the star formation status of the Local Volume population. We present a compiled list of 1217 star formation rate (SFR) estimates for 802 galaxies within 11Mpc, derived from the H{alpha} imaging surveys and the GALEX far-ultraviolet survey. We briefly discuss some basic scaling relations between SFR and luminosity, morphology, HI mass, surface brightness, and the environment of the galaxies. About 3/4 of our sample consist of dwarf galaxies, for which we offer a more refined classification. We note that the specific SFR of nearly all luminous and dwarf galaxies does not exceed the maximum value: log(SFR/L_K_)=-9.4[yr^-1^]. Most spiral and blue dwarf galaxies have enough time to generate their stellar mass during the cosmological time, T_0_, with the observed SFRs. They dispose of a sufficient amount of gas to support their present SFRs over the next T_0_term. We note that only a small fraction of BCD, Im, and Ir galaxies (about 1/20) proceed in a mode of vigorous starburst activity. In general, the star formation history of spiral and blue dwarf galaxies is mainly driven by their internal processes. The present SFRs of E, S0, and dSph galaxies typically have 1/30-1/300 of their former activity.
3543. Star Formation Rate of NFGS galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/127/2002
Title:
Star Formation Rate of NFGS galaxies
Short Name:
J/AJ/127/2002
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We investigate the [O II] emission line as a star formation rate (SFR) indicator using integrated spectra of 97 galaxies from the Nearby Field Galaxies Survey (NFGS). The sample includes all Hubble types and contains SFRs ranging from 0.01 to 100M_{sun}_/yr.
3544. Star formation rate of 4<~z<~8 galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/814/95
Title:
Star formation rate of 4<~z<~8 galaxies
Short Name:
J/ApJ/814/95
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Recent observations have shown that the characteristic luminosity of the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) luminosity function does not significantly evolve at 4<z<7 and is approximately M_UV_^*^~21. We investigate this apparent non-evolution by examining a sample of 173 bright, M_UV_<-21 galaxies at z=4-7, analyzing their stellar populations and host halo masses. Including deep Spitzer/IRAC imaging to constrain the rest-frame optical light, we find that M_UV_^*^ galaxies at z=4-7 have similar stellar masses of log(M/M_{sun}_)=9.6-9.9 and are thus relatively massive for these high redshifts. However, bright galaxies at z=4-7 are less massive and have younger inferred ages than similarly bright galaxies at z=2-3, even though the two populations have similar star formation rates and levels of dust attenuation for a fixed dust-attenuation curve. Matching the abundances of these bright z=4-7 galaxies to halo mass functions from the Bolshoi {Lambda}CDM simulation implies that the typical halo masses in ~M_UV_^*^ galaxies decrease from log(M_h_/M_{sun}_)=11.9 at z=4 to log(M_h_/M_{sun}_)=11.4 at z=7. Thus, although we are studying galaxies at a similar stellar mass across multiple redshifts, these galaxies live in lower mass halos at higher redshift. The stellar baryon fraction in ~M_UV_^*^ galaxies in units of the cosmic mean {Omega}_b_/{Omega}_m_ rises from 5.1% at z=4 to 11.7% at z=7; this evolution is significant at the ~3{sigma} level. This rise does not agree with simple expectations of how galaxies grow, and implies that some effect, perhaps a diminishing efficiency of feedback, is allowing a higher fraction of available baryons to be converted into stars at high redshifts.
3545. Star formation rates of blue compact galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/425/417
Title:
Star formation rates of blue compact galaxies
Short Name:
J/A+A/425/417
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Using Halpha, [OII]3727, infrared (IR), radio (1.4GHz) luminosities and neutral hydrogen (HI) gas masses, we estimated star formation rates and gas depletion timescales of 72 star-forming blue compact galaxies (BCGs) To assess the possible systematic differences among different star formation rate indicators, we compared the star formation rates derived from Halpha, [OII]3727, IR, and radio luminosities, and investigated the effects from underlying stellar absorption and dust extinction. We found that subtracting underlying stellar absorption is very important to calculate both dust extinction and star formation rate of galaxies. Otherwise, the intrinsic extinction will be overestimated, the star formation rates derived from [OII]3727 and Halpha will be underestimated (if the underlying stellar absorption and the internal extinction were not corrected from the observed luminosity) or overestimated (if an overestimated internal extinction were used for extinction correction). After both the underlying stellar absorption and the dust extinction were corrected, a remarkably good correlation emerges among Halpha, [OII]3727, IR and radio star formation rate indicators.
3546. Star Formation Reference Survey (SFRS)
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASP/123/1011
Title:
Star Formation Reference Survey (SFRS)
Short Name:
J/PASP/123/1011
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Star formation is arguably the most important physical process in the cosmos. It is a fundamental driver of galaxy evolution and the ultimate source of most of the energy emitted by galaxies. A correct interpretation of star formation rate (SFR) measures is therefore essential to our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution. Unfortunately, however, no single SFR estimator is universally available or even applicable in all circumstances: the numerous galaxies found in deep surveys are often too faint (or too distant) to yield significant detections with most standard SFR measures, and until now there have been no global, multi-band observations of nearby galaxies that span all the conditions under which star-formation is taking place. To address this need in a systematic way, we have undertaken a multi-band survey of all types of star-forming galaxies in the local Universe. This project, the Star Formation Reference Survey (SFRS), is based on a statistically valid sample of 369 nearby galaxies that span all existing combinations of dust temperature, SFR, and specific SFR. Furthermore, because the SFRS is blind with respect to AGN fraction and environment it serves as a means to assess the influence of these factors on SFR. Our panchromatic global flux measurements (including GALEX FUV+NUV, SDSS ugriz, 2MASS JHKs, Spitzer 3-8um, and others) furnish uniform SFR measures and the context in which their reliability can be assessed. This paper describes the SFRS survey strategy, defines the sample, and presents the multi-band photometry collected to date.
3547. Star formation regions in nearby dwarf galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/138/1203
Title:
Star formation regions in nearby dwarf galaxies
Short Name:
J/AJ/138/1203
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We compare star formation in the inner and outer disks of 11 dwarf irregular galaxies (dIm) within 3.6Mpc. The regions are identified on Galaxy Evolution Explorer near-UV images, and modeled with UV, optical, and near-IR colors to determine masses and ages. A few galaxies have made 10^5^-10^6^M_{sun}_ complexes in a starburst phase, while others have not formed clusters in the last 50Myr. The maximum region mass correlates with the number of regions as expected from the size-of-sample effect. We find no radial gradients in region masses and ages, even beyond the realm of H{alpha} emission, although there is an exponential decrease in the luminosity density and number density of the regions with radius. H{alpha} is apparently lacking in the outer parts only because nebular emission around massive stars is too faint to see. The outermost regions for the five galaxies with HI data formed at average gas surface densities of 1.9-5.9M_{sun}/pc^2^.
3548. Star-forming clumps in local luminous IR galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/888/92
Title:
Star-forming clumps in local luminous IR galaxies
Short Name:
J/ApJ/888/92
Date:
25 Oct 2021 10:18:57
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present HST narrowband near-infrared imaging of Pa{alpha} and Pa{beta} emission of 48 local luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) from the Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey. These data allow us to measure the properties of 810 spatially resolved star-forming regions (59 nuclei and 751 extranuclear clumps) and directly compare their properties to those found in both local and high-redshift star-forming galaxies. We find that in LIRGs the star-forming clumps have radii ranging from ~90 to 900pc and star formation rates (SFRs) of ~1x10^-3^ to 10M_{sun}_/yr, with median values for extranuclear clumps of 170pc and 0.03M_{sun}_/yr. The detected star-forming clumps are young, with a median stellar age of 8.7Myr, and have a median stellar mass of 5x10^5^M_{sun}_. The SFRs span the range of those found in normal local star-forming galaxies to those found in high-redshift star-forming galaxies at z=1-3. The luminosity function of the LIRG clumps has a flatter slope than found in lower-luminosity, star-forming galaxies, indicating a relative excess of luminous star-forming clumps. In order to predict the possible range of star-forming histories and gas fractions, we compare the star-forming clumps to those measured in the MassiveFIRE high-resolution cosmological simulation. The star-forming clumps in MassiveFIRE cover the same range of SFRs and sizes found in the local LIRGs and have total gas fractions that extend from 10% to 90%. If local LIRGs are similar to these simulated galaxies, we expect that future observations with ALMA will find a large range of gas fractions, and corresponding star formation efficiencies, among the star-forming clumps in LIRGs.
3549. Star-forming dwarfs at intermediate-z in VUDS
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/601/A95
Title:
Star-forming dwarfs at intermediate-z in VUDS
Short Name:
J/A+A/601/A95
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present emission line measurements and the main physical properties of a sample of 164 star-forming dwarf galaxies (SFDGs) in the VIMOS Ultra Deep Survey (VUDS, Le Fevre et al., 2015A&A...576A..79L). VUDS is one of the largest programs on the ESO-VLT with 640 hours of observing time, and covers a total of one square degree in three separate fields: COSMOS, ECDFS, and VVDS-02h. The spectroscopic observations were carried out at the VLT with the VIMOS Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOS) with two grisms (LRBLUE and LRRED) covering a wavelength range of 365<lambda<935nm at uniform spectral resolution of R=180 and R=210, respectively. The integration time (on-source) is ~14-hours per target for each grism, which allows to detect the continuum at 850nm for i_AB_=25, and emission lines with an observed flux limit F=1.5*10^-18^erg/s/cm2 at S/N~5. Redshift measurements in VUDS were performed using the EZ code (Garilli et al., 2010PASP..122..827G), both in automatic and manual modes (by two persons independently) for each spectrum. The overall redshift accuracy is dz/(1+z)=0.0005-0.0007. The spectra had already been fully calibrated in wavelength and flux by the VUDS team, which also did the sky subtraction. Emission lines fluxes and equivalent widths are measured manually on a one-by- one basis using the task 'splot' of IRAF by direct integration of the line profile after linear subtraction of the continuum. These fluxes are given in units of 10^-18^erg/s/cm^2^. The uncertainties in the line measurements were computed from the dispersion of values provided by multiple measurements adopting different possible band-passes (free of lines and strong residuals from sky subtraction) for the local continuum determination, which is fitted using a second order polynomial. No extinction correction has been applied to these fluxes. The EW measurements of H{gamma}, H{beta} and H{alpha} lines have been already corrected for absorption by +0.1nm for all galaxies, following Ly et al. (2014ApJ...780..122L). For each galaxy the reddening constant, c(H{beta}), is presented. These values and their uncertainties have been derived from the H{alpha}/H{beta} or H{gamma}/H{beta} ratios, whenever possible. We adopted the reddening constant from the best-fit SED, using the relations of Calzetti et al. (2000ApJ...533..682C), for (a) galaxies where the computation of c(H{beta}) from emission lines is not possible because the lines are not present, or (b) the line ratios give a negative extinction correction (i.e., H{alpha}/H{beta}<2.82 or H{gamma}/H{beta}<0.47, assuming Case B recombination with Te=2*10^4^K, ne=100cm^-3^).
3550. Star-forming galaxies in ACO 2029
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/773/86
Title:
Star-forming galaxies in ACO 2029
Short Name:
J/ApJ/773/86
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Dense environments are known to quench star formation in galaxies, but it is still unknown what mechanism(s) are directly responsible. In this paper, we study the star formation of galaxies in A2029 and compare it to that of Coma, combining indicators at 24{mu}m, H{alpha}, and UV down to rates of 0.03M_{sun}_/yr. We show that A2029's star-forming galaxies follow the same mass-SFR relation as the field. The Coma cluster, on the other hand, has a population of galaxies with star formation rates (SFRs) significantly lower than the field mass-SFR relation, indicative of galaxies in the process of being quenched. Over half of these galaxies also host active galactic nuclei. Ram-pressure stripping and starvation/strangulation are the most likely mechanisms for suppressing the star formation in these galaxies, but we are unable to disentangle which is dominating. The differences we see between the two clusters' populations of star-forming galaxies may be related to their accretion histories, with A2029 having accreted its star-forming galaxies more recently than Coma. Additionally, many early-type galaxies in A2029 are detected at 24{mu}m and/or in the far-UV, but this emission is not directly related to star formation. Similar galaxies have probably been classified as star forming in previous studies of dense clusters, possibly obscuring some of the effects of the cluster environment on true star-forming galaxies.