Star Formation Rates in Interacting Starburst Galaxies

Dopita, Michael; Kewley, Lisa; Capaccioli, Massimo; Pereira, Tiago

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Star Formation Rates in Interacting Starburst Galaxies

Date

2002

Authors

Dopita, Michael

Kewley, Lisa

Capaccioli, Massimo

Pereira, Tiago

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Abstract

By narrowband imaging in Hα and in the adjacent red stellar continuum we have studied the rate and distribution of star formation in 43 systems of luminous and ultraluminous IR galaxies currently undergoing interaction and merging. These galaxies are amo