The Star Formation Threshold in NGC 6822

Date

2006

Authors

de Blok, Willem
Walter, Fabian

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University of Chicago Press

Abstract

We investigate the star formation threshold in NGC 6822, a nearby Local Group dwarf galaxy, on subkiloparsec scales using high-resolution, wide-field, deep H I, Hα, and optical data. In a study of the H I velocity profiles we identify cool and warm neutr

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Keywords: Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxies: individual (NGC 6822); Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Local Group; Radio lines: galaxies

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Astronomical Journal

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2037-12-31