Bibcode
Stedman, S.; Knapen, J. H.
Bibliographical reference
Astrophysics and Space Science, v. 276, Issue 2/4, p. 517-522 (2001).
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Description
We present an outline of our study of the effects of star formation on
the different components of the interstellar medium in the discs of
spiral galaxies, both globally and as a function of arm and interarm
environment. We are in the process of obtaining images of 57 spiral
galaxies at low inclinations, and analysing them to study the
distribution of recent massive star formation, old stars, young stars,
gas and dust. We will dissect the images into arm and interarm regions
and compare and contrast the morphology and scale lengths within these
regions in H_α, HI, the near infrared, optical and (where
available) CO. Modelling will show how the scale lengths are affected by
star formation, how this differs between arms and interarms, and whether
the Schmidt Law varies from the global values in the arm and interarm
regions.