The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)

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Spectroscopic Studies of Wolf-Rayet galaxies

  • Kim, Myunghak (Department of Earth Science Education, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Shim, Hyunjin (Department of Earth Science Education, Kyungpook National University)
  • Published : 2015.04.10
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Abstract

Wolf-Rayet galaxies, galaxies which show spectral features produced by Wolf-Rayet stars, are thought to be the place of recent massive star formation since the Wolf-Rayet phase covers relatively short timescale in the life of massive O and B type stars. Studying these galaxies provides a unique chance to understand how massive star formation occurs in a galaxy within a short timescale. In this work, we present the intermediate resolution optical spectra of 12 Wolf-Rayet galaxies obtained using longslit spectrograph on Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory. We derived the emission line ratios for a number of star-forming knots in each Wolf-Rayet galaxy. Star formation properties in these galaxies are discussed.

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