Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
Jul 2000
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HST Proposal ID #8721
Statistics
Applications
Hst Proposal Id #8721 Galaxies
Scientific paper
We propose to carry out a UV{ 1, 600 Angstrom} snapshot imaging survey with STIS of all the actively star-forming galaxies detected by ISO at Lambda>170 Mum and closer than cz=9000 km/s. The sample covers a large region in the parameter's space of morphology, luminosity, metallicity, and star formation intensity. The multiwavelength {UV/far-IR} information will be exploited to address open issues on low- and high-redshift star formation and on the dust/star- formation interconnection. The ISO galaxies will be used as low-redshift benchmarks to explore the relationship between the Lyman-break galaxies at z 3 and the SCUBA sources. The conditions for the escape of UV light from a `dusty' galaxy will be investigated as a function of the sample parameters. UV-bright structures will be measured and used to quantify the fractions of nuclear and disk emission, the fraction of star formation in massive clusters and the properties of those star clusters, the structural properties of star forming bars, rings, and tidally-driven star formation in IR-bright galaxies. Given the breadth of scientific applications and the relevance of this unique dataset for upcoming instruments and missions, including mid/far-IR ones like SIRTF, we propose this project as a Service to the Community and will release immediately the UV images in the public domain.
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