Internal Dust Correction Factors for Star Formation Rates Derived for Dusty HII Regions and Starburst Galaxies
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2003
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Dopita, Michael
Groves, Brent
Sutherland, Ralph
Kewley, Lisa
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IOP Publishing
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Star formation rates in galaxies are frequently estimated using the Balmer line fluxes of their H II regions. However, these can be systematically underestimated because dust competes for the absorption of Lyman continuum photons in the ionized gas. This
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Keywords: Dust, extinction; Galaxies: starburst; H II regions; Stars: formation
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Astrophysical Journal, The
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