Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-10-25
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, PASJ accepted
Scientific paper
Star formation rates (SFRs) obtained via extinction corrected H alpha are compared to dense gas as traced by CO(J=3-2) emission at the centers of nearby galaxies, observed with the ASTE telescope. It is found that, although many of the observed positions are dusty and therefore heavily absorbed at H alpha, the SFR shows a striking correlation with dense gas in the form of the Schmidt law with an index 1.0. The correlation is also compared between gas traced by CO(J=1-0) and application of H alpha extinction correction. We find that dense gas produces a far better correlation with SFR in view of surface density values.
Egusa Fumi
Kohno Kotaro
Komugi Shinya
Nakanishi Hiroyuki
Onodera Sachiko
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