Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회지)

The Korean Astronomical Society (한국천문학회)
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A VARIATION IN THE PRESENT STAR FORMATION ACTIVITY OF SPIRAL GALAXIES

  • TOMITA AKIHIKO (Institute of Astronomy, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo) ;
  • TOMITA YOSHIO (Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University) ;
  • SAITO MAMORU (Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University)
  • Published : 1996.12.01
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Abstract

We show that the star formation activity of spiral galaxies has a great variety. The star formation variation in a time scale of $10^8$ yr and the mechanism responsible for the variation are discussed.

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