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May 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005aas...206.1210d&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society Meeting 206, #12.10; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, p.450
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Dwarf irregular galaxies (dIs), being low mass systems, are ideal objects for studying the effects of nearby galaxy neighbors on star formation since: (a) the gas distribution of dIs can be more easily modified through external perturbations as compared to that within the dIs' larger counterparts, and (b) dIs lack complicating structures such as spiral arms. Unlike in the case of larger disk dominated systems, no systematic trend has been observed between galaxy proximity and enhanced star formation. Several studies have revealed no substantial difference among the star formation histories of field and group / cluster dIs, while others have found that star formation is enhanced in field dIs. In our study, we are comparing the star formation histories and evolution of 36 dwarf irregular galaxies that reside in either low or high density environments having nearest neighbor distances of at least 1 Mpc and less than 250 kpc, respectively.
To date, we have obtained U, B, V, R, I and Hα images for 22 galaxies. We will discuss modeled fits to the radial surface brightness profiles and the spatial distribution of stellar populations using B-V color maps and Hα images.
Dunn Jacqueline M.
Fanelli Michael N.
Marcum Pamela Marie
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