Star Formation in Galactic Spiral Arms and Interarm Space
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.
Authors
- Alexander A. Marchuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1536-0407)
- Ilia V. Chugunov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4243-6368)
Institutions
- Pulkovo Observatory (RU)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15826/b978-5-7996-3986-0.62
- Primary Topic
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00