The star formation law in galactic disks

• 1 September 1989
• journal article
• Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
• Vol. 344, 685-703
• https://doi.org/10.1086/167834

Abstract

Keywords

• GALACTIC EVOLUTION
• H ALPHA LINE
• H II REGIONS
• INTERSTELLAR GAS
• STAR FORMATION RATE
• EMISSION SPECTRA
• GAS DYNAMICS
• RADIAL DISTRIBUTION
• SPIRAL GALAXIES