Does size matter (in the SFRs)?

Details Does size matter (in the SFRs)? Does size matter (in the SFRs)?

May 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005assl..329p..23h&link_type=abstract

Starbursts: From 30 Doradus to Lyman Break Galaxies, Held in Cambridge, UK, 6-10 September 2004. Edited by R. de Grijs and R.M.

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The star-formation rate (SFR) of spiral galaxies seems to follow a relationship with their morphological type: the later the type of the galaxy, the larger the SFR becomes. Here, we will present SFRs, derived from Hα images, of a sample of late-type, inactive, non-peculiar spirals. The common property is that all these galaxies have radii smaller than 5 kpc. Two important (and shocking!) results come out: the SFRs of dwarf late-type spirals are lower than expected. Moreover, the number of H II regions as well as the SFRs is larger for barred dwarf galaxies. Therefore, the question arises: is size a key parameter in Star-Formation Rates of spiral galaxies?

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