Spectral properties of galaxies in the Stromlo-APM redshift survey: clues on the local star-forming galaxies
Tresse, Laurence · Maddox, Steve J. · Loveday, Jon
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We analyse emission-line properties of the bj-selected Stromlo-APM spectra (<z> = 0.05). Because this is a representative sample, we can study the global spectral properties of the local galaxy population. We classify spectra according to their Hₐlpha emission, which is closely related to massive star formation. This study gives a comparative local point for analysis of more distant surveys. We show that in the local universe, faint, small galaxies are dominated by star formation activity, while bright, large galaxies are more quiescent. Obviously this picture of the local universe is quite different from the distant one, where bright galaxies appear to show a rapidly-increasing activity back in time.
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