Published April 1988
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Journal article
Line width-luminosity correlation for starburst galaxies
Description
High-resolution spectroscopy and R-band CCD imagery are used to study the kinematics of galaxies with starburst nuclei. Good correlations are found between nuclear H-alpha emission line width and luminosity of the nucleus, and line width and host galaxy luminosity. The fundamental correlation appears to be with the nucleus, but the slope is shallower than the Tully-Fisher relation. This makes it a potentially more sensitive luminosity indicator. 13 references
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Volume
- 327
- Series
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Page Range
- L51-L54
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
- CODEN
- ASJOA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 19080896
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BALMER LINES; EMISSION SPECTRA; GALAXIES; GALAXY NUCLEI; LUMINOSITY; STAR EVOLUTION; STELLAR RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA