Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-11-30
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
15 pages, 19 figures, To appear in the proceedings of `The 8th European VLBI Network Symposium on New Developments in VLBI Sci
Scientific paper
Star-formation and the Starburst phenomenon are presented with respect to a number of nearby star-forming galaxies where our understanding of the process can be calibrated. Methods of estimating star-formation rates are discussed together with the role played in the investigation of the process by multi-wavelength studies of a few selected starburst galaxies (especially the well studied galaxy M82). Our understanding of nearby systems allows us to study the star-formation history of the Universe by observing high-redshift starburst galaxies. These begin to dominate the radio source populations at centimetric wavelengths at flux densities below a few 10s of Jy. New very sensitive, high resolution telescopes in the sub-mm and radio will revolutionize our understanding of these distant star-forming systems, some of which may contain embedded AGN.
Beswick Rob J.
Muxlow Tom W. B.
Richards Anita M. S.
Thrall Hannah
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