A Fundamental Plane for GAMA galaxies
Abstract
A full appreciation of the role played by gas metallicity (Z), star-formation rate (SFR), and stellar mass (M *) is fundamental to understanding how galaxies form and evolve. Using data from the SDSS-DR7 and the GAMA surveys we study the Fundamental Plane for star-forming galaxies. Our analysis allows us to confirm the existence of a Fundamental Plane, for which stellar mass = f(Z, SFR) in star-forming galaxies.
- Publication:
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Molecular Gas, Dust, and Star Formation in Galaxies
- Pub Date:
- March 2013
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921313001580
- Bibcode:
- 2013IAUS..292..332L
- Keywords:
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- galaxies: abundances;
- galaxies: fundamental parameters;
- stars: formation;
- galaxies: statistics