On the nature of starburst galaxies at low-z and their connection with interactions

Díaz García, S.; Knapen, J. H.
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Contributions to the XIV.0 Scientific Meeting (virtual) of the Spanish Astronomical Society

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2020
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We investigate the properties of starbursts and the influence of galaxy-galaxy interactions on star formation (SF) in a sample of 1341 objects (distances < 40 Mpc). Starbursts present long-lasting SF in circumnuclear regions, which causes an increase of the central stellar density in both interacting and non-interacting systems, and similar gas fractions as normal galaxies. Mergers cause a moderate enhancement of the SF efficiency.