Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005esasp.577...99w&link_type=abstract
In: Proceedings of the dusty and molecular universe: a prelude to Herschel and ALMA, 27-29 October 2004, Paris, France. Ed. by A
Physics
Galaxies: Interactions
Scientific paper
The fact that galaxy interactions can trigger major starbursts is nicely exemplified by nearby interacting and merging galaxies, such as the Antennae. Interaction processes have been more common and thus more important at large lookback times, when galaxies assembled through mergers and interactions. At high redshift, we can currently only trace the most luminous mergers, resulting in star formation rates (SFRs) of up to 1000s Msolaryr-1. At lower redshifts we can study star formation that has been triggered by interactions down to SFRs=0.001 Msolaryr-1. These numbers demonstrate that star formation can be triggered in many ways, spanning SFRs over six orders of magnitudes. Here I concentrate on reviewing the star formation activity in the interacting M81 triplet, one of the closest interacting systems, where there is evidence that star formation is triggered in at least three individual systems due to the interaction (M82, NGC 3077, Garland).
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