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Star Formation in Galactic Spiral Arms and Interarm Space

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: An unresolved question remains whether spiral arms in galaxies enhance the efficiency of large-scale star formation. The paper discusses preliminary results of a study of the specific star formation rate in spiral arms and interarm space. A large sample of galaxies from the SDSS MaNGA catalog is studied with data from GalaxyZoo:3D used. The results obtained do not contradict the interpretation supported by other authors that gas in spiral arms is transformed into stars with the same efficiency as in the disk.

Source: Physics of Space: All-Russian Student Scientific Conference with International Participation

DOI: 10.15826/b978-5-7996-3986-0.62

Authors: A. A. Marchuk, I. V. Chugunov

Institutions: Russian Academy of Sciences, Pulkovo Observatory

Language: English

Topic: Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4412585142

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