Morphology, Kinematics and Star Formation Across the Hubble Sequence of Galaxies

Santiago Erroz-Ferrer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIII, 201 Seiten

2016 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-38730-7 (ISBN)

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This thesis discusses the evolution of galaxies through the study of the morphology, kinematics, and star formation properties of a sample of nearby galaxies. The main body of the thesis describes the kinematic observations with the GHaFAS Fabry-Perot instrument on the William Herschel Telescope of a sample of 29 spiral galaxies. The work is closely related to the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies, and uses the mid-infrared data of that survey to determine key parameters of the galaxies studied. From these data, important results are obtained on streaming and other non-circular motions in galaxies, on the distribution and rates of star formation, and on how correlations of these parameters and of the rotation curve shape with basic galaxy parameters yield clues on the evolutionary processes taking place in disk galaxies.

Introduction.- Massive star formation in galaxies with excess UV emission.- H_ kinematics of S4G spiral galaxies: The data.- Streaming motions in the spiral galaxy NGC 864.- Non-circular motions and star formation in S4G galaxies.- Inner rotation curves.- Conclusions and future work.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.08.2017
Reihe/Serie	Springer Theses
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 201 p. 98 illus., 54 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	338 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
Schlagworte	Galaxy Evolution • Kinematics of galaxies • Morphology of galaxies • Prize winning thesis • Spiral Galaxies • Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies • star formation • Streaming in galaxies
ISBN-10	3-319-38730-8 / 3319387308
ISBN-13	978-3-319-38730-7 / 9783319387307
Zustand	Neuware