EMPIRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BLUE DWARF GALAXIES

Authors
CAMPOSAGUILAR A MOLES M MASEGOSA J
Citation
A. Camposaguilar et al., EMPIRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BLUE DWARF GALAXIES, The Astronomical journal, 106(5), 1993, pp. 1784-1796
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
The Astronomical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00046256
Volume
106
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1784 - 1796
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6256(1993)106:5<1784:ECOBDG>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We present an analysis of the optical and far-infrared properties of a homogeneous sample of blue dwarf galaxies. The luminosity of the gala xies is parametrized in terms of their metallicity, size, and velocity dispersion. The environment of the galaxies is also searched for comp anions, finding that a large fraction of the sampled galaxies are trul y isolated. The kinematics of the ionized gas is also discussed, as we ll as the history of the star-formation rate.