TY - JOUR
T1 - Massive star formation in local luminous infrared galaxies
AU - Alonso-Herrero, Almudena
AU - Díaz-Santos, Tanio
AU - García-Marín, Macarena
AU - Colina, Luis
AU - Arribas, Santiago
AU - Rieke, George H.
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - Luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) provide insights into star formation (SF) and nuclear activity (AGN) under extreme conditions. We are carrying out a multiwavelength (X-rays, ultraviolet through mid-infrared, and radio) program to obtain high angular resolution observations of a volume-limited sample of local LIRGs. The typical distances to these LIRGs (D = 35-75 Mpc) allow us to identify star clusters and H II regions on scales of tens to hundreds of parsecs.We present here recent results on properties of the massive star-forming regions and star clusters in two LIRGs in our sample, Arp 299 and NGC7469.
AB - Luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) provide insights into star formation (SF) and nuclear activity (AGN) under extreme conditions. We are carrying out a multiwavelength (X-rays, ultraviolet through mid-infrared, and radio) program to obtain high angular resolution observations of a volume-limited sample of local LIRGs. The typical distances to these LIRGs (D = 35-75 Mpc) allow us to identify star clusters and H II regions on scales of tens to hundreds of parsecs.We present here recent results on properties of the massive star-forming regions and star clusters in two LIRGs in our sample, Arp 299 and NGC7469.
KW - Galaxies: star clusters
KW - H II regions
KW - Infrared: galaxies
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U2 - 10.1007/s10509-009-0089-4
DO - 10.1007/s10509-009-0089-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84895910988
SN - 0004-640X
VL - 324
SP - 333
EP - 336
JO - Astrophysics and Space Science
JF - Astrophysics and Space Science
IS - 2
ER -