Dynamics of blue compact galaxies, as revealed by their H alpha velocity fields I. The data, velocity fields and rotation curves

• Observations of six luminous blue compact galaxies (BCGs) and two star forming companion galaxies were carried out with the CIGALE scanning Fabry-Perot interferometer attached to the ESO 3.6 m telescope on La Silla. The observations were made in the H alp

Subject headings

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

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

Keyword

galaxies : compact; galaxies : starburst; galaxies : kinematics and dynamics; galaxies : ISM; galaxies : interactions; DWARF GALAXIES; STAR-FORMATION; ABUNDANCES; CLUSTERS; HISTORY; COUNTS; ORIGIN

Astronomy and astrophysics

Astronomi och astrofysik

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)