ST ScI Preprint #1358

Photon and Metal Production in Starburst Galaxies

Starburst galaxies are significant contributors to the production of light and matter in the local universe. I review the results of recent surveys of starburst galaxies from the radio to X-rays for a panchromatic picture of a "typical" local starburst. The two prototypical examples NGC 7714 and M 82 are discussed in some detail. The overall galaxy properties are tightly related to those of the underlying stellar population. Implications for the interpretation of star-forming galaxies in the early universe are highlighted.

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Appeared in: the proceedings of the XIXth Moriond Astrophysics Meeting Building the Galaxies: From the Primordial Universe to the Present, held 13-20 March 1999 in Les Arcs 1800, France.

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Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA