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Large Scale Coherent Star-Formation in NGC 4321

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Jordi Cepa ,
John E. Beckman  and
Johan H. Knapen
Jordi Cepa
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
John E. Beckman
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Johan H. Knapen
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Postbus 800, 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands

Abstract

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We apply a newly devised quantitative technique to infer the relative arm/interarm star formation efficiency ratio in NGC 4321, revealing a complex but clearly defined density wave structure pattern.

Type
III- Observations of Spiral Structure
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 146: Dynamics of Galaxies and their Molecular Cloud Distributions , 1991 , pp. 90
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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