Star formation in grand-design, spiral galaxies

2012/04/02 by P. Grosbøl, P. Grosbol, H. Dottori
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Barred spiral galaxy #Disc #Elliptical galaxy #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Grand design spiral galaxy #Lenticular galaxy #Mathematics #Physics #Spiral (railway) #Spiral galaxy #Star formation #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.CO #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118099

published as A&A 542 (2012) A39 · 23 pages, 20 figures; Accepted for publication in A&A

openalex publication_date 2012/04/02 · arxiv created 2012/04/25 · arxiv updated 2012/06/04 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. Spiral structure is a prominent feature in many disk galaxies and is often outlined by bright, young objects. We study the distribution of young stellar clusters in grand-design spiral galaxies and thereby determine whether strong spiral perturbations can influence star formation.

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