DIFFERENT STAR FORMATION LAWS FOR DISKS VERSUS STARBURSTS AT LOW AND HIGH REDSHIFTS
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Délégation Paris 7 · +8 more institutions
Abstract
We present evidence that bona fide disks and starburst systems occupy distinct regions in the gas mass versus star formation rate (SFR) plane, both for the integrated quantities and for the respective surface densities. This result is based on carbon monoxide (CO) observations of galaxy populations at low and high redshifts, and on the current consensus for the CO luminosity to gas mass conversion factors. The data suggest the existence of two different SF regimes: a long-lasting mode for disks and a more rapid mode for starbursts, the latter probably occurring during major mergers or in dense nuclear SF regions. Both modes are observable over a large range of SFRs. The detection of CO emission from distant…
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10- EDE. DaddiCorresponding
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Délégation Paris 7, Université Paris Cité, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation, CEA Paris-Saclay
- DED. Elbaz
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Délégation Paris 7, Université Paris Cité, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation, CEA Paris-Saclay
- FWFabian Walter
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
- FBF. Bournaud
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Délégation Paris 7, Université Paris Cité, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation, CEA Paris-Saclay
- FSFadia Salmi
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Délégation Paris 7, Université Paris Cité, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation, CEA Paris-Saclay
Topics & keywords
- Redshift
- Astrophysics
- Physics
- Star (game theory)
- Star formation
- Astronomy
- Stars
- Galaxy