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The HI surface density in low surface brightness galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

J. M. Van Der Hulst ,
E. D. Skillman ,
G. D. Bothun  and
T. R. Smith
J. M. Van Der Hulst
Affiliation:
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands
E. D. Skillman
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.
G. D. Bothun
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Oregon, U.S.A.
T. R. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Washington, U.S.A.

Abstract

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The HI surface density of 8 low surface brightness galaxies falls below the critical density for star formation. This may explain why these galaxies appear so unevolved and are generally deficient in molecular gas.

Keywords

low surface brightness galaxiesHI content of galaxies
Type
Poster Papers
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 149: The Stellar populations of Galaxies , 1992 , pp. 499
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 

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