Star-Formation Rates of Galaxies

Cover
Half-title
Series information
Title page
Copyright information
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Preface
Part I Background
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Star Formation in the Context of Galaxy Evolution
		1.2 Definitions
		1.3 Measuring Star-Formation Rates
		1.4 Star-Formation `Laws\'
		1.5 The Star-Formation Rate History of Galaxies
	2 The Initial Mass Function of Stars and the Star-Formation Rates of Galaxies
		2.1 Introduction
		2.2 Can the Initial Mass Function Be Measured?
		2.3 What Is the Shape of the Initial Mass Function?
		2.4 What Is the Mathematical Nature of the Initial Mass Function?
		2.5 Does the Initial Mass Function Vary?
		2.6 Is the Initial Mass Function of a Simple Stellar Population Equal to That of a Composite Population?
		2.7 Implications for the SFRs of Galaxies
		2.8 Conclusion
	3 Stellar Populations, Stellar Evolution, and Stellar Atmospheres
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 Stellar Evolution
		3.3 Stellar Atmospheres
		3.4 Principles of Stellar Population and Spectral Synthesis
		3.5 Existing Population Synthesis Models
		3.6 Further Considerations
		3.7 Looking to the Future…
	4 Dust Extinction, Attenuation, and Emission
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 Extinction
		4.3 Attenuation
		4.4 Emission
		4.5 Recommendations – Resolved Stellar Populations
		4.6 Recommendations – Integrated Observations
Part II SFR Measurements
	5 Star-Formation Rates from Resolved Stellar Populations
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 Brief Historical Overview
		5.3 Star-Formation Rates
		5.4 Lifetime Star-Formation Histories
		5.5 Future Work
	6 Star-Formation Measurements in Nearby Galaxies
		6.1 Conditions for a Reliable Star-Formation Rate Indicator
		6.2 Star-Formation Rates of Star-Forming Regions
		6.3 Star-Formation Rates within Galaxies
		6.4 Summary
	7 Continuum and Emission-Line Star-Formation Rate Indicators
		7.1 Observing Star Formation in Galaxies
		7.2 Theoretical Considerations
		7.3 Observational Constraints
		7.4 Summary
	8 Star-Formation Rates from Spectral Energy Distributions of Galaxies
		8.1 Introduction
		8.2 Why Spectral Energy Distributions to Estimate the Star-Formation Rate?
		8.3 What Information Can Be Extracted from the Spectral Energy Distribution?
		8.4 How to Estimate the Quality of the Fits and the Physical Parameters Associated to the Star Formation?
		8.5 What Kind of Star-Formation History?
		8.6 Codes and Ingredients
	9 Modelling the Spectral Energy Distribution of Star-Forming Galaxieswith Radiative Transfer Methods
		9.1 Introduction
		9.2 The Propagation of Starlight in Star-Forming Galaxies
		9.3 Main Ingredients
		9.4 Geometries for Stars and Dust
		9.5 Calculating the SED of Galaxies
		9.6 Applications of Radiative-Transfer Modelling: Fitting the SEDs of Galaxies and Measuring Their SFRs
		9.7 Comparison between Radiative-Transfer Modelsand Phenomenological Models
		9.8 Conclusion
	10 Measuring the Star-Formation Rate in Active Galactic Nuclei
		10.1 Introduction
		10.2 The Physics of an AGN and Its Emission
		10.3 X-ray Identification
		10.4 Ultraviolet and Optical Continuum
		10.5 Emission Lines
		10.6 Mid-Infrared Emission
		10.7 Far-Infrared Emission
		10.8 Radio Continuum
		10.9 Summary
	11 High-Energy Star-Formation Rate Indicators
		11.1 Introduction
		11.2 X-ray Emission from Galaxies
		11.3 Scaling Relations between X-ray Emission and Stellar Populations
		11.4 X-ray Binary Luminosity Functions
		11.5 Age and Metallicity Dependence of X-ray Binary Formation Efficiency and Luminosity Functions
		11.6 X-ray Binary Population Synthesis Models
		11.7 X-ray Emission as SFR Indicator: Promise and Complications
		11.8 Supernovae and Supernova Remnants
		11.9 γ-ray Emission and Star Formation
		11.10 γ-ray Bursts as Star-Formation Rate Probes
		11.11 Gravitational Waves as Star-Formation Rate Probes
		11.12 Summary
Index