Abstract
Dusty galaxies with luminosities in excess of 1011 L⊙ have been detected out to redshifts z ~ 1 by the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO), and to higher redshifts using millimetre (mm)- and submm-wave cameras on ground-based telescopes. The integrated properties of these more distant galaxies are also constrained by measurements of the intensity of the submm-wave background radiation. While it is generally unclear whether their energy is released by gravitational accretion or by star formation, circumstantial evidence favours star formation. Unless these high-redshift galaxies are extremely massive, which is not expected from standard models of galaxy evolution, this luminosity cannot be sustained for more than a fraction of a Hubble time, and so they are undergoing some sort of ‘bursting’ behaviour. The interpretation and analysis of this population is discussed, and the key observations for deriving a robust history of their evolution, which is likely to be the history of starburst activity, are highlighted.
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Blain, A.W. (2001). The History of Starburst Galaxies. In: Tacconi, L., Lutz, D. (eds) Starburst Galaxies: Near and Far. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 88. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56538-0_43
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