Ongoing star formation in NGC 3310 - an infrared perspective

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Sep 1984

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 284, Sept. 15, 1984, p. 557-564. Research supported by the Royal Observator

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Infrared Astronomy, Star Formation, Hydrogen Clouds, Spectral Energy Distribution, Stellar Models

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Infrared observations of NGC 3310 demonstrate that the extremely blue UBV colors and intense radio, ultraviolet, and X-ray emission of this galaxy are attributable to an exceptionally luminous burst of star formation. The flux at 1 - 20 μm is separable into contributions from young and old stars, ionized gas, and warm dust. Simple models imply that the starburst is very young (≡107 yr) and that it will proceed at its present level of activity for a time which is only a small fraction of the age of the galaxy.

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