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Spiral triggering of star formation in normal galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2010

Eric E. Martínez-García ,
Rosa Amelia González-Lópezlira  and
Gustavo Bruzual-A.
Eric E. Martínez-García
Affiliation:
Centro de Invetigaciones de Astronomía, Apartado postal 264, Mérida 5101-A, Venezuela email: emartinez@cida.ve, bruzual@cida.ve
Rosa Amelia González-Lópezlira
Affiliation:
Centro de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica, UNAM, Campus Morelia, Michoacán, México, C.P. 58089 email: r.gonzalez@crya.unam.mx
Gustavo Bruzual-A.
Affiliation:
Centro de Invetigaciones de Astronomía, Apartado postal 264, Mérida 5101-A, Venezuela email: emartinez@cida.ve, bruzual@cida.ve
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Abstract

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We present results for 13 spiral galaxies from a sample of 31, where we have used the method developed by González & Graham 1996, to search for and analyze azimuthal color gradients across spiral arms (see figure 1 in Martínez-García et al. 2009). A total of 23 regions were analyzed in the spiral disks. Ten of the galaxies present regions that match theoretical predictions.

Keywords

galaxies: kinematics and dynamics – galaxies: photometry – galaxies: stellar content – galaxies: spiral – galaxies: structure
Type
Poster Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S262: Stellar Populations – Planning for the Next Decade , August 2009 , pp. 381 - 382
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

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