The applicability of far-infrared fine-structure lines as star formation rate tracers over wide ranges of metallicities and galaxy types

2014/02/28 by Ilse De Looze, D. Cormier, Diane Cormier +38 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Dwarf galaxy #Far infrared #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Infrared #Line (geometry) #Luminosity #Luminous infrared galaxy #Metallicity #Physics #Star formation #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.CO #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322489

published as A&A 568, A62 (2014) · 35 pages, 13 figures, accepted for publication in A&A on May 7th 2014

arxiv created 2014/05/15 · openalex publication_date 2014/06/25 · arxiv updated 2014/09/05 · openalex created_date 2020/11/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. We analyze the applicability of far-infrared fine-structure lines [Cii] 158 μm, [Oi] 63 μm, and [Oiii] 88 μm to reliably trace the star formation rate (SFR) in a sample of low-metallicity dwarf galaxies from the Herschel Dwarf Galaxy Survey and, furthermore, extend the analysis to a broad sample of galaxies of various types and metallicities in the literature.

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• The Compact, ∼1 kpc Host Galaxy of a Quasar at a Redshift of 7.1
• [C ii] 158 μm Emission from z ∼ 4 H i Absorption-selected Galaxies
• Galaxy Formation through Filamentary Accretion at z = 6.1

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