We calculated the fraction of ‘clumpy’ galaxies (fclumpy) for three samples of nearby galaxies. These samples include interacting galaxies with strong tidal features, collisional ring galaxies, and normal spiral galaxies. We define a ‘clumpy’ galaxy as a galaxy that has luminous star-forming regions contributing more than 8% of the total flux for the galaxy. We calculate fclumpy for 16 different wavelengths. We find that fclumpy is highest in the ultraviolet, Hα, and 24μm, while fclumpy is the lowest in optical and near-infrared wavelengths. We also see a significant increase in fclumpy for the interacting samples compared to the normal spirals.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:asrf-1016 |
| Date | 05 April 2018 |
| Creators | Cox, Isaiah, Smith, Beverly J |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Appalachian Student Research Forum |
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