Found: High Surface Brightness Compact Galaxies
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We are using the 2dF spectrograph to make a survey of all objects (`stars' and `galaxies') in a 12 sq.deg region towards the Fornax cluster. We have discovered a population of compact emission-line galaxies unresolved on photographic sky survey plates and therefore missing in most galaxy surveys based on such material. These galaxies are as luminous as normal field galaxies. Using H-alpha to estimate star formation they contribute at least an additional 5 per cent to the local star formation rate.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9810294,
title = {Found: High Surface Brightness Compact Galaxies},
author = {M. J. Drinkwater and S. Phillipps and J. B. Jones and M. D. Gregg and Q. A. Parker and R. M. Smith and J. I. Davies and E. M. Sadler},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9810294},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
To appear in "The Low Surface Brightness Universe", IAU Coll 171, eds. J.I. Davies et al., A.S.P. Conference Series. 3 pages, LaTex, 1 encapsulated ps-figure, requires paspconf.sty