The Stellar Content and Star Formation Rates of Dwarf Irregular Galaxies

The star formation histories and evolution of 70 dwarf irregular galaxies that reside in differing local and global environments are investigated. Local environment is defined by the local galaxy number density, where high indicates at least one neighbor within 200 kpc and low indicates no neighbors...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunn, Jacqueline
Other Authors: Pamela M Marcum
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Texas Christian University 2007
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Online Access:http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-12052007-121555/