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Mapping Stellar Evolution in the Wake of Density Waves in Ring Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

P. N. Appleton
Affiliation:
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50014, USA
C. Struck-Marcell
Affiliation:
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50014, USA
M. A. Bransford
Affiliation:
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50014, USA
V. Charmandaris
Affiliation:
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50014, USA
A. P. Marston
Affiliation:
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa 50311, USA
K. Borne
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
R. Lucas
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

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We have been conducting multi-color observations of a sample of classical ring galaxies with the aim of using them to study the formation and evolution of massive stars. We compare theoretical predictions for the expected color of the material inside the rings assuming that massive stars are created in the wake of the expanding wave. We present ground based data for VIIZw466 and HST data for IIZw28 and the Cartwheel which show strong color gradients.

Type
Poster Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

References

1. Appleton, P. N. and Struck-Marcell, C. (1995), Collisonal Ring Galaxies, Fundamentals in Cosmic Physics, In Press.Google Scholar