The H Alpha and Infrared Star Formation Rates for the Nearby Field Galaxy Survey

Kewley, Lisa; Gellerstedt, Goran; Jansen, R A; Dopita, Michael

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The H Alpha and Infrared Star Formation Rates for the Nearby Field Galaxy Survey

Date

2002

Authors

Kewley, Lisa

Gellerstedt, Goran

Jansen, R A

Dopita, Michael

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Abstract

We investigate the Ha and infrared star formation rate (SFR) diagnostics for galaxies in the Nearby Field Galaxy Survey (NFGS). For the 81 galaxies in our sample, we derive Hα fluxes (included here) from integrated spectra. There is a strong correlation