Poster Title: An Integrated Spectrophotometric Atlas of Actively Star-Forming Galaxies
Abstract: We present a new spectrophotometric atlas of nearby star-forming galaxies. Our observations consist of spatially integrated, high signal-to-noise spectrophotometry for $\sim350$ galaxies between $3600$ and $7000$~\AA\ at a resolution of $\sim7.5$~\AA\ (FWHM). Our sample includes a substantial fraction of starburst and infrared-luminous galaxies and spans a broad range of morphological type, star-formation properties, optical-to-infrared ratio, nuclear activity, and dust content. Here we present the data and an analysis of the nebular emission lines and continuum properties of the whole sample. Our integrated spectral atlas is suitable for a variety of applications in galaxy formation and evolution, both as a reference sample for more distant galaxies and for improving our understanding of nearby star-forming galactic systems.
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