Star-Formation Rates of Galaxies Cambridge Astrophysics Series

Star-formation is one of the key processes that shape the current state and evolution of galaxies. This volume provides a comprehensive presentation of the different methods used to measure the intensity of recent or on-going star-forming activity in galaxies, discussing their advantages and complications in detail. It includes a thorough overview of the theoretical underpinnings of star-formation rate indicators, including topics such as stellar evolution and stellar spectra, the stellar initial mass function, and the physical conditions in the interstellar medium. The authors bring together in one place detailed and comparative discussions of traditional and new star-formation rate indicators, star-formation rate measurements in different spatial scales, and comparisons of star-formation rate indicators probing different stellar populations, along with the corresponding theoretical background. This is a useful reference for students and researchers working in the field of extragalactic astrophysics and studying star-formation in local and higher-redshift galaxies.

Preface. Part I. Background: 1. Introduction S. Boissier and G. Rodighiero; 2. The initial mass function of stars and the star-formation rates of galaxies P. Kroupa and T. Jerabkova; 3. Stellar populations, stellar evolution and stellar atmospheres J. J. Eldridge and E. R. Stanway; 4. Dust extinction, attenuation, and emission K. D. Gordon; Part II. SFR Measurements: 5. Star-formation rates from resolved stellar populations J. S. Gallagher, A. Cole and E. Sabbi; 6. Star-formation measurements in nearby galaxies D. Calzetti; 7. Continuum and emission-line star formation rate indicators M. Boquien and D. Dale; 8. Star-formation rates from spectral energy distributions of galaxies D. Burgarella; 9. Modelling the spectral energy distribution of star-forming galaxies with radiative transfer methods C. Popescu; 10. Measuring the star-formation rate in active galactic nuclei B. Groves; 11. High-energy star-formation rate indicators A. Zezas; Index.

Andreas Zezas is Associate Professor at the University of Crete. He studies the X-ray emission from galaxies and its connection with their current and past star-forming activity. He has co-authored over 200 refereed publications and has been awarded an ERC Consolidator grant.
Véronique Buat is Professor of Astrophysics at Aix-Marseille University and Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France. She works on large multi-wavelength galaxy surveys and develops models to study star formation and interstellar obscuration from the local to the distant universe.