Morphology, Kinematics and Star Formation Across the Hubble Sequence of Galaxies

• Main Author: Erroz-Ferrer, Santiago (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

This thesis discusses the evolution of galaxies through the study of the morphology, kinematics, and star formation properties of a sample of nearby galaxies. The main body of the thesis describes the kinematic observations with the GHaFAS Fabry-Perot instrument on the William Herschel Telescope of...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Massive star formation in galaxies with excess UV emission
• H_ kinematics of S4G spiral galaxies: The data
• Streaming motions in the spiral galaxy NGC 864
• Non-circular motions and star formation in S4G galaxies
• Inner rotation curves
• Conclusions and future work.