Star formation in gaseous galaxy halos: VLT-spectroscopy of extraplanar H II-regions in NGC 55

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 412, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-80

  Tullmann R ^a   Rosa, M R ^b,d   Elwert, T ^a   Bomans, D J ^a   Ferguson, A M N ^c   Dettmar, R J ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: individual: NGC 55; H II regions; ISM: abundances; Stars: formation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GAS DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; KINEMATICS; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OBSERVATORIES; PHOTOIONIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

METALLICITY; STARS; STELLAR SYSTEMS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 4544304652     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031521     Document Type: Article

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