Halpha kinematics of 11 starburst galaxies selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

• We present analysis of Fabry-Perot interferometric observations for a sample of 11starburst galaxies with redshift z . 0.03 selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.We have targeted the H 6562.78 emission line at spatial sampling of 0.002−0.004 andat spectral resolution of R 16000, and studying two-dimensional velocity, velocitydispersion, line emission and continuum maps deliver new insights into the nature ofstarburst and postburst galaxies. The velocity fields are fitted to an exponential discmodel, providing scale lengths and masses, to be compared with the photometric scalelength and the mass estimated from the velocity dispersions. From the line emissionthe star formation rates are also calculated and compared with values in the literature.We have found that between 55% and 64% of our sample show large scale dominatingrotation, while 27% show local rotation typically restricted to the central part of eachsystem. The morphology and line profiles in the centre of eight objects are consistentwith a recent merger, while another two seem to be involved in a accretion processwhich has not disrupted their kin

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology (hsv//eng)

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