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The relation between the Star Formation Rate (SFR) and stellar mass (${\rm M}_{\star}$) of galaxies represents a fundamental constraint on galaxy formation and has been studied extensively both in observations and cosmological simulations.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-07-06 A. Katsianis , E. Tescari , J. S. B. Wyithe

The star formation rate (SFR) of the Milky Way remains poorly known, with often-quoted values ranging from 1 to 10 solar masses per year. This situation persists despite the potential for the Milky Way to serve as the ultimate SFR…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 Laura Chomiuk , Matthew S. Povich

We present multi-wavelength global star formation rate (SFR) estimates for 326 galaxies from the Star Formation Reference Survey (SFRS) in order to determine the mutual scatter and range of validity of different indicators. The widely used…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-11-07 Smriti Mahajan , M. L. N. Ashby , S. P. Willner , P. Barmby , G. G. Fazio , A. Maragkoudakis , S. Raychaudhury , A. Zezas

Context. Measuring star formation across the Universe is key to constrain models of galaxy formation and evolution. Yet, determining the SFR (star formation rate) of galaxies remains a challenge. Aims. In this paper we investigate in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-19 Mederic Boquien , Veronique Buat , Valentin Perret

The integrated light of a stellar population, measured through photometric filters that are sensitive to the presence of young stars, is often used to infer the star formation rate (SFR) for that population. However, these techniques rely…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Robert L. da Silva , Michele Fumagalli , Mark R. Krumholz

We compare various star formation rate (SFR) indicators for star-forming galaxies at $1.4<z<2.5$ in the COSMOS field. The main focus is on the SFRs from the far-IR (PACS-Herschel data) with those from the ultraviolet, for galaxies selected…

We present a method to self-consistently propagate M$_{*}$ and SFR ($\Psi$) uncertainties onto intercept, slope and intrinsic scatter estimates for a simple model of the main sequence of star forming galaxies where $\Psi = \alpha +…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-05-10 E. Curtis-Lake , J. Chevallard , S. Charlot , L. Sandles

The Star Formation Rate (SFR) was determined from a sample of 36 late-type galaxies (14 dS and 22 Sm), from the H(alpha) and Far Ultraviolet (FUV) flux. We found that the SFR(FUV) was in most cases higher than the SFR(H(alpha)).We also…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-04-08 Marco A. Magaña-Serrano , Ana M. Hidalgo-Gámez , Ignacio Vega-Acevedo , Héctor O. Castañeda

We analyze the star formation history (SFH) of the Galactic disk by using an infall model. Based on the observed SFH of the Galactic disk, we first determine the timescales of the gas infall into the Galactic disk ($t_{\rm in}$) and that of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 T. T. Takeuchi , H. Hirashita

Integrating our knowledge of star formation traced by observations at different wavelengths is essential for correctly interpreting and comparing star formation activity in a variety of systems and environments. This study compares…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-06 Kristen B. W. McQuinn , Evan D. Skillman , Andrew E. Dolphin , Noah P. Mitchell

We investigate the H-alpha and infrared star formation rate (SFR) diagnostics for galaxies in the Nearby Field Galaxy Survey (NFGS). For the 81 galaxies in our sample, we derive H-alpha fluxes (included here) from integrated spectra. There…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 L. J. Kewley , M. J. Geller , R. A. Jansen , M. A. Dopita

Understanding the diversity of star formation histories (SFHs) of galaxies is key to reconstructing their evolutionary paths. Traditional models often assume parametric forms such as delayed-tau or exponentially declining models, which may…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-31 Robin Eappen , Pavel Kroupa

We present evolutionary synthesis models of starbursts on top of old stellar populations to investigate in detailed time evolution the relation between Ha luminosity and star formation rate (SFR). The models show that several effects have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Peter M. Weilbacher , Uta Fritze-v. Alvensleben

Young galactic X-ray point sources (XPs) closely trace the ongoing star formation in galaxies. From measured XP number counts we extract the collective 2-10 keV luminosity of young XPs, L_yXP, which we use to gauge the current…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 M. Persic , Y. Rephaeli

Star formation rates (SFRs) are a crucial observational tracer of galaxy formation and evolution. Spectroscopy, which is expensive, is traditionally used to estimate SFRs. This study tests the possibility of inferring SFRs of large samples…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-10 Satvik Raghav , Prasanth Ayitapu , Sathwik Narkedimilli , Sujith Makam , Aswath Babu H

We present a star formation rate function (SFRF) at $z\sim6$ based on star formation rates (SFRs) derived by spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting on data from rest-frame UV to optical wavelength of galaxies in the CANDELS GOODS-South…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-11-21 Yoshihisa Asada , Kouji Ohta

We investigate star formation rate (SFR) calibrations in light of recent developments in the modeling of stellar rotation. Using new published non-rotating and rotating stellar tracks, we study the integrated properties of synthetic stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Shunsaku Horiuchi , John F. Beacom , Matt S. Bothwell , Todd A. Thompson

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) first data release provides a database of 106000 unique galaxies in the main galaxy sample with measured spectra. A sample of star-forming (SF) galaxies are identified from among the 3079 of these having…

To achieve a fuller understanding of galaxy evolution, SED fitting can be used to recover quantities beyond stellar masses (M$_*$) and star formation rates (SFRs). We use Star Formation Histories (SFHs) reconstructed via the Dense Basis…

With the goal of investigating the degree to which the mid-infrared emission traces the star formation rate (SFR), we analyze Spitzer 8 um and 24 um data of star-forming regions in a sample of 33 nearby galaxies with available HST/NICMOS…