Starbursts

by De Grijs, Richard; Delgado, Rosa M. Gonzalez

• ISBN13: 9781402035388
• ISBN10: 1402035381
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-15
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Starbursts are important features of early galaxy evolution. Many of the distant, high-redshift galaxies we are able to detect are in a starbursting phase, often apparently provoked by a violent gravitational interaction with another galaxy. In fact, if we did not know that major starbursts existed, these conference proceedings testify that we would indeed have difficulties explaining the key properties of the Universe! These conference proceedings cover starbursts from the small-scale star-forming regions in nearby galaxies to galaxy-wide events at high redshifts; one of the major themes of the conference proved to be "scalability", i.e., can we scale up the small-scale events to describe the physics on larger scales. The key outcome of this meeting - and these proceedings - is a resounding "yes" as answer to this fundamental, yet profound question. The enhanced synergy facilitated by the collaboration among observers using cutting-edge ground and space-based facilities, theorists and modellers has made these proceedings into a true reflection of the state of the art in this very rapidly evolving field.Ample space is provided for summaries of the large number of talks by experts in the field, while the high-quality poster contributions are all contained on the accompanying CD-ROM, thus enhancing the information content.

Table of Contents

Conference Participants	xxi
Preface	xxvii
Session I: Local Starbursts as Benchmarks for Galaxy Evolution	1	(54)
Local Starbursts in a Cosmological Context	3	(8)
Timothy M. Heckman
Starbursts in the Evolving Universe: A Local Perspective	11	(6)
John S. Gallagher, III
Are there local analogs of Lyman break galaxies?	17	(4)
James D. Lowenthal, R. Nick Durham, Brian J. Lyons, Matthew A. Bershady, Jesus Gallego, Rafael Guzmán, and David C. Koo
The disk Wolf-Rayet population of the nuclear starburst galaxy M83	21	(6)
Paul A. Crowther, Lucy J. Hadfield, Hans Schild, and Werner Schmutz
Laser Illuminates Compact Galaxies	27	(4)
J. Melbourne
First Spectroscopic Results from the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey	31	(4)
John-David T. Smith, Robert C. Kennicutt, and the SINGS Team
Near-Infrared Super Star Clusters in Starburst and Luminous Infrared Galaxies	35	(6)
Almudena Alonso-Herrero
High-resolution imaging of the SSCs in NGC 1569 and NGC 1705	41	(4)
M. Sirianni, G. Meurer, N. Homeier, M. Clampin, R. Kimble, and the ACS Science Team
Massive Star Clusters, Feedback, and Superwinds	45	(4)
Andrea M. Gilbert and James R. Graham
30 Doradus - a Template for "Real Starbursts"?	49	(6)
Bernhard R. Brandl
Session II: The Initial Mass Function in Starburst Regions: Environmental Dependences?	55	(24)
The Initial Mass Function in Starbursts	57	(8)
Bruce G. Elmegreen
Dynamical models of star formation and the initial mass function	65	(6)
Ian A. Bonnell
Red supergiants, mass segregation and MIL ratios in young star clusters	71	(4)
Ariane Lançon and Christian Boily
IMF Variation in M82 Super Star Clusters	75	(4)
Nate McCrady, James R. Graham, and William D. Vacca
Session III: Starbursts as a Function of Wavelength	79	(62)
Colourful starbursts	81	(8)
Jürgen Knödlseder
A Far-Ultraviolet View of Starburst Galaxies	89	(8)
Claus Leitherer
Local Starbursts: Perspectives from the Optical	97	(6)
Daniela Calzetti
The starburst phenomenon from the optical/near-IR perspective	103	(6)
Nils Bergvall, Thomas Marguart, Göran Östlin, and Erik Zackrisson
Dissecting starburst galaxies with infrared observations	109	(6)
Paul P. van der Weirf and Leonie Snijders
What fraction of stars formed in infrared galaxies at high redshift?	115	(6)
Neil Trentham
SHADES: The Scuba HAIf Degree Extragalactic Survey	121	(6)
James S. Dunlop
Compact Extragalactic Star Formation: Peering Through the Dust at Centimeter Wavelengths	127	(6)
James S. Ulvestad
Dust attenuation and star formation in the nearby Universe	133	(4)
Véronique Buat and Jorge Iglesias-Páramo
Theoretical Pan-Spectral Energy Distributions of Starburst Galaxies	137	(4)
Michael A. Dopita
Session IV: Triggering and Quenching of Starbursts and the Effects of Galactic Interactions	141	(44)
Merger-Induced Starbursts	143	(10)
François Schweizer
Galaxy Collisions: Modeling Star Formation in Different Environments	153	(4)
Chris Mihos
Star and cluster formation in extreme environments	157	(6)
Richard de Grijs
The Recurrent Nature of Central Starbursts	163	(4)
Curtis Struck
Efficiency of the dynamical mechanism	167	(6)
F. Combes
2D kinematics and mass derivations in ULIRGs	173	(4)
M. Garcia-Marin, L. Colina, S. Arribas, and A. Monreal
Internal Kinematics of LCBGs	177	(4)
Matthew A. Bershady, M. Vils, C. Hoyos, R. Guzmán, and D.C. Koo
Fuelling starbursts and nuclear rings	181	(4)
Johan H. Knapen
Session V: Star-Formation Rates in Relation to the Host Galaxy Properties	185	(46)
Starburst Galaxy Demographics	187	(14)
Robert C. Kennicutt, Jr., Janice C. Lee, Jose G. Funes, S.J., Shoko Sakai, and Sanae Akiyama
Star-forming, recently star-forming, and "red and dead" galaxies at 1 less than z less than 2 195
Roberto G. Abraham, Karl Glazebrook, Patrick J. McCarthy, David Crampton, Sandra Savaglio, Stephanie Juneau, Damien Le Borgne, Hsiao-Wen Chen, Raymond G. Carlberg, Richard Murowinski, Inger Jørgensen, Kathy Roth, and Ron Marzke
Global Star-Formation Rates	201	(8)
Joseph Silk
Star Formation Efficiencies and Star Cluster Formation	209	(6)
Dta Fritze - v. Alvensleben
Star Cluster Populations in Nearby Starburst Galaxies	215	(4)
Jason Harris, Daniela Calzetti, Denise A. Smith, John S. Gallagher, III, and Christopher J. Conselice
Young Massive Clusters in Non-interacting Galaxies	219	(4)
Søren S. Larsen, Jean P. Brodie, Deidre A. Hunter, and Tom Richtler
Nascent starbursts in synchrotron-deficient galaxies	223	(4)
Hèléne Roussel, George Helou, James Condon, and Rainer Beck
HST/STIS Spectroscopy of the Starburst Core of M82	227	(4)
L.J. Smith, M.S. Westmoquette, J.S. Gallagher, R.W. O'Connell, and R. de Grijs
Session VI: Starburst Tracers: Gas, Dust and Star Formation	231	(24)
Starburst Galaxies: an Infrared Perspective	233	(8)
Natascha M. Förster Schreiber
Dusty starbursts as a standard phase in galaxy evolution	241	(6)
David Elbaz
Is the interstellar gas of starburst galaxies well mixed?	247	(4)
Vianney Lebouteiller and Daniel Kunth
Star Clusters in M51: Connection between Molecular Gas, Stars and Dust	251	(4)
Eva Schinnerer, Axel Weiß, Susanne Aalto, Nicolas Z. Scoville, Michael P. Rupen, Robert C. Kennicutt, Rainer Beck, and Andrew Fletcher
Session VII: Starbursts at Intermediate Redshifts and the Starburst versus AGN Paradigm	255	(28)
Starbursts in nearby radio galaxies	257	(6)
Clive Tadhunter
Starbursts in Low Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei	263	(6)
Rosa M. González Delgado and Roberto Cid Fernandes
GALEX U1traViolet Spectroscopy of Luminous InfraRed Galaxies	269	(4)
Denis Burgarella, Véronique Buat, Todd Small, Tom A. Barlow, and the GALEX Team
A recent rebuilding of most spirals?	273	(6)
François Hammer, Hector Flores, Xianzhong Zheng, and Yanchun Liang
Evolution of the IR energy density and SFH up to z ~ 1: first results from MIPS	279	(4)
E. Le Floc'h, C. Papovich, H. Dole, E. Egami, P. Pérez-González, G. Rieke, M. Rieke, E. Bell, and the Spitzer/MIPS GTO team
Session VIII: Violent Star Formation and the Proper-ties of Star-Forming Galaxies at High Redshift	283	(48)
Understanding Infrared-Luminous Starbursts in Distant Galaxies	285	(4)
C. Papovich, E. Le Floc'h, H. Dole, E. Egami, P. Pérez-González, G. Rieke, and M. Rieke (for the Spitzer/MIPS GTO Team)
Starbursts in the Ultra Deep Field	289	(4)
Rodger I. Thompson
Properties of Lya and Gamma Ray Burst-selected starbursts at high redshifts	293	(6)
Johan P.U. Fynbo, Brian Krog, Kim Nilsson, Gunnlaugur Björnsson, Jens Hjorth, Páll Jakobsson, Cédric Ledoux, Palle Møller, and Bjarne Thomsen
High-z Galaxies in the FORS Deep Field	299	(4)
D. Mehlert, C. Tapken, I. Appenzeller, S. Noll, D. de Mello, and T.M. Heckman
Star-Forming Galaxies at z ~ 2: Stellar and Dynamical Masses	303	(4)
Dawn K. Erb, Charles C. Steidel, Alice E. Shapley, Max Pettini, Naveen A. Reddy, and Kurt L. Adelberger
Metallicity of Star-Forming Galaxies	307	(4)
Lisa Kewley and Henry A. Kobulnicky
New Metallicity Diagnostics for High-Redshift Star-Forming Galaxies	311	(4)
Samantha A. Rix, Max Pettini, Claus Leitherer, Fabio Bresolin, Rolf-Peter Kudritzki, and Chuck C. Steidel
UV Luminosity Function at z ~ 4, 3, and 2	315	(4)
Marcin Sawicki and David Thompson
Massive galaxies at z = 2	319	(4)
Kentaro Nagamine, Renyue Cen, Lars Hernquist, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, and Volker Springel
K-luminous galaxies at z ~ 2	323	(4)
Duilia de Mello and the K20 Team
Resolved Molecular Gas Emission in a QSO host galaxy at z = 6.4	327	(4)
Fabian Walter
Session IX: Conference Summary	331	(10)
Conference Summary: Starbursts and Galaxy Evolution	333	(8)
Robert W. O'Connell
Memorable Quotes	341	(2)
Author Index	343	(6)
Object Index	349