Understanding Circumnuclear Star Formation in Spiral Galaxies

Ryder, S. D.; Knapen, J. H.; Takamiya, M.
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in Galaxy Disks and Disk Galaxies, proceeding of a conference held in Rome, Italy, June 12-16, 2000 at the Pontifical Gregorian University and sponsored by the Vatican Observatory. ASP Conference Series, Vol. 230. Edited by José G. Funes, S. J. and Enrico Maria Corsini. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific. ISBN: 1-58381-063-3, 2001, pp. 327-328

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We are attempting to learn the circumstances under which bursts of star formation may be triggered around the nuclei of many nearby spiral galaxies. By comparing the observed equivalent widths of the Brγ emission line and the CO(2-0) absorption band in each of the circumnuclear hotspots, with starburst models from the literature, we can place constraints on the age and duration of each star formation event. We present preliminary results obtained for M 100 (NGC 4321).