Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-24-2010
Publication Title
Galaxy Wars: Stellar Populations and Star Formation in Interacting Galaxies
DOI
10.48550/arXiv.1003.4691
Abstract
Compared with ordinary spirals, the ISM in ring galaxies experiences markedly different physical conditions and evolution. As a result, ring galaxies provide interesting perspectives on the triggering/quenching of large scale star formation and the destructive effects of massive stars on molecular cloud complexes. We use high resolution radio, sub-millimeter, infrared, and optical data to investigate the role of gravitational stability in star formation regulation, factors influencing the ISM's molecular fraction, and evidence of peculiar star formation laws and efficiencies in two highly evolved ring galaxies: Cartwheel and the Lindsay-Shapley ring.
Recommended Citation
Higdon, James L., Sarah J.U. Higdon.
2010.
"Why Are Ring Galaxies Interesting?."
Galaxy Wars: Stellar Populations and Star Formation in Interacting Galaxies, Beverly Smith, Nate Bastian, Sarach J.U. Higdon, and James L. Higdon (Ed.), 423: 1-6 San Francisco.
doi: 10.48550/arXiv.1003.4691 source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1003.4691
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/physics-facpubs/110
Comments
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