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STAR FORMATION IN GALAXIES ALONG THE HUBBLE SEQUENCE

1998/07/17 by Robert C. Kennicutt, Robert C. Kennicutt, Jr. · 6,586 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Electrical and Electromagnetic Research #Elliptical galaxy #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Galaxy formation and evolution #Hubble sequence #Lenticular galaxy #Sequence (biology) #Star formation #Structure formation #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1146/annurev.astro.36.1.189

published in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 36(1), 189-231 (Annual Reviews) · 41 pages, with 9 figures. To appear in Volume 36 of the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics

arxiv created 1998/07/17 · openalex publication_date 1998/09/01 · arxiv updated 2012/08/27 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

Abstract

▪ Abstract Observations of star formation rates (SFRs) in galaxies provide vital clues to the physical nature of the Hubble sequence and are key probes of the evolutionary histories of galaxies. The focus of this review is on the broad patterns in the star formation properties of galaxies along the Hubble sequence and their implications for understanding galaxy evolution and the physical processes that drive the evolution. Star formation in the disks and nuclear regions of galaxies are reviewed separately, then discussed within a common interpretive framework. The diagnostic methods used to measure SFRs are also reviewed, and a self-consistent set of SFR calibrations is presented as an aid to workers in the field.

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