On the frequency, intensity, and duration of starburst episodes triggered by galaxy interactions and mergers

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 492, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-49

  Di Matteo, P ^a   Bournaud, F ^b   Martig, M ^b   Combes, F ^a   Melchior, A L ^a,c   Semelin, B ^a,c  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: starburst; Methods: numerical

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; GASES; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STARS;

DARK MATTERS; DATA SETS; GALAXIES: EVOLUTION; GALAXIES: INTERACTIONS; GALAXIES: STARBURST; GAS INFLOWS; GRID-BASED; INTENSITY ENHANCEMENTS; JEANS INSTABILITIES; MASSIVE GASSES; METHODS: NUMERICAL; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; RED SHIFTS; SPH CODES; STAR BURSTS; STAR FORMATION RATES; STAR FORMATIONS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 57249111631     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809480     Document Type: Article

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