3D Spectroscopy of Low-z (Ultra)Luminous Infrared Galaxies

García-Marín, M.; Colina, L.; Arribas, S.; Monreal-Ibero, A.; Alonso-Herrero, A.; Mediavilla, E.
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Science Perspectives for 3D Spectroscopy, Eso Astrophysics Symposia European Southern Observatory. ISBN 978-3-540-73490-1. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2007, p. 213

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2007
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We are using integral field spectroscopy (IFS) data together with archival Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images, for carrying out a program aimed at studying a representative sample of local luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs and ULIRGs; 11 ≤ log(LIR/L&sun;)≤13). Our goals are to characterize the stellar and ionized gas structure, the two dimensional extinction and star formation, the kinematical properties and the dynamical mass tracers. Here we will review some of the most interesting results obtained from our sample, including detailed studies for some individual galaxies. The implications for deriving the star formation rate (SFR) and mass when studying high-redshift galaxies will be briefly discussed too.