We present a calibration of the massive star formation rate vs. [CII] luminosity relation based on a sample of nearby, late-type galaxies observed with ISO-LWS and imaged in the Halpha+[NII] line. The relation holds for far-IR luminosities 10(8) less than or equal to L-FIR less than or equal to 10(10.5) L-circle dot. The derived star formation rates have an uncertainty of about a factor of 10. Part of this uncertainty is due to the different mix of contributions to the [CII] emission from the different components of the interstellar medium in individual galaxies, as discussed in an appendix
Boselli, A., Gavazzi, G., Lequeux, J., Pierini, D. (2002). [CII] at 158 mu m as a star formation tracer in late-type galaxies. ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 385(2), 454-463 [10.1051/0004-6361:20020156].
[CII] at 158 mu m as a star formation tracer in late-type galaxies
GAVAZZI, GIUSEPPE;
2002
Abstract
We present a calibration of the massive star formation rate vs. [CII] luminosity relation based on a sample of nearby, late-type galaxies observed with ISO-LWS and imaged in the Halpha+[NII] line. The relation holds for far-IR luminosities 10(8) less than or equal to L-FIR less than or equal to 10(10.5) L-circle dot. The derived star formation rates have an uncertainty of about a factor of 10. Part of this uncertainty is due to the different mix of contributions to the [CII] emission from the different components of the interstellar medium in individual galaxies, as discussed in an appendix
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