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Abstract
New observations of nearby and distant galaxies in the mid infrared with ISOCAM have been used to study the star formation rate in these galaxies. The mid infrared flux density is a good indicator, similar to Hα, in the disk of spiral galaxies. In more active starburst, the mid infrared traces the youngest star formation complexes, still embedded in dust. A strong evolution of L^sub 15μm^/L^sub B^luminosity ratio is observed in large distant galaxies. This is attributed to strong starburst events triggered by a larger number of galaxy-galaxy interaction at redshift > 0.5.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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Title
Galaxy evolution: the ISOCAM view
Author
Vigroux, Laurent; Aussel, Hervé; Charmandaris, Vassili; Cesarsky, Catherine; Elbaz, David; Fadda, Dario; Laurent, Olivier; Madden, Suzanne; Mirabel, Felix; Roussel, Hélène; Sauvage, Marc
Pages
565-569
Publication year
2001
Publication date
May 2001
ISSN
0004640X
e-ISSN
1572946X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
750961478
Copyright
Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001