Physics
Scientific paper
May 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987nascp2466..517g&link_type=abstract
Star formation in galaxies, Proceedings of a conference at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, June 16
Physics
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Galactic Nuclei, Infrared Photometry, Radio Bursts, Star Formation, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Spectra, Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Evolution, Molecular Gases, Radio Emission, Relic Radiation, Starburst Galaxies, Stellar Evolution
Scientific paper
The central 5 kpc of the ultra-luminous merging galaxy NGC 3256 was mapped at J, H, K, L, and 10 micrometer, and a 2 micrometer spectra of the nuclear region was obtained. This data was used to identify and characterize the super starburst which has apparently been triggered and fuelled by the merger of two gas rich galaxies. It is also shown that the old stellar population has relaxed into a single spheroidal system, and that a supernova driven wind might eventually drive any remaining gas from the system to leave a relic which will be indistinguishable from an elliptical galaxy.
Frogel Jay. A.
Graham James R.
Joseph Robert D.
Meikle Peter S. W.
Phillips Marcia
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