Starbursts in ultraluminous infrared galaxies - fueling and properties

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2001-01-11

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0101185v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 3 embedded ps figures; uses svmult.cls and physprbb.sty (included); to appear in "Starburst galaxies - near and far",

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The properties of starbursts in ultraluminous infrared galaxies are discussed, with particular emphasis on the fueling, the amount of extinction and the intrinsic properties of the nuclear starbursts. It is shown by the example of NGC6240 that the H_2 vibrational lines can be used to measure the rate of gas inflow into the potential well, which is sufficient to fuel a nuclear starburst of the intensity required to account for the far-infrared emission. It is shown that in Arp220 the faintness of all tracers of ionized gas can be accounted for by Lyman continuum absorption by dust within the ionized regions, combined with significant (but not extreme) extinction; there is no reason to invoke the presence of extreme extinction, an old starburst, or an additional non-stellar power source in Arp220.

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