Dust and Nebular Emission in Star Forming Galaxies
arXiv:astro-ph/0105495 · doi:10.1007/978-94-010-0393-3_35
Abstract
Star forming galaxies exhibit a variety of physical conditions, from quiescent normal spirals to the most powerful dusty starbursts. In order to study these complex systems, we need a suitable tool to analyze the information coming from observations at all wavelengths. We present a new spectro-photometric model which considers in a consistent way starlight as reprocessed by gas and dust. We discuss preliminary results to interpret some observed properties of VLIRGs.
8 pages, to be published in "The link between stars and cosmology", 26-30 March, 2001, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, by Kluwer, eds. M. Chavez, A. Bressan, A. Buzzoni, and D. Mayya