The observed relation between stellar mass, dust extinction, and star formation rate in local galaxies

Zahid, H J; Yates, R M; Kewley, Lisa; Kudritzki, Rolf-Peter

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The observed relation between stellar mass, dust extinction, and star formation rate in local galaxies

Date

2013

Authors

Zahid, H J

Yates, R M

Kewley, Lisa

Kudritzki, Rolf-Peter

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the relation between stellar mass, dust extinction, and star formation rate (SFR) using ∼150,000 star-forming galaxies from SDSS DR7. We show that the relation between dust extinction and SFR changes with stellar mass. For