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    PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS   ST ScI Use Only
                                                       ID:      7529
                                                       Version: 1
                                                       Check-in Date: 13-Dec-1996
                                                                      18:16:31

1.Proposal Title:
Structures of Starburst Galaxies
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2. Scientific Category   3. Proposal For  4. Cycle
GALAXIES                    AR               7
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5. Investigators
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    PI: John S. Gallagher                 University of Wisconsin-Madison
   CoI: Anne Kinney                       Space Telescope Science Institute             N
   CoI: Carol Christian                   Space Telescope Science Institute             N
   CoI: Kenneth Wood                      University of Wisconsin-Madison               N
   CoI: Daniela Calzetti                  Space Telescope Science Institute             N

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6. Abstract

The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged starburst galaxies primarily in the optical
spectral region with unprecedented angular resolution. We request resources to
analyze a subset of two dozen of these galaxies to obtain a better understanding of
the structures of starburst regions and to facilitate comparisons between starburst
galaxies at low and high redshifts. We preferentially choose galaxies that are known
to have significant UV luminosities as a means to ensure that our low redshift
starburst sample resembles the UV-bright galaxies which predominate at high
redshifts. Our objectives are to (1) identify and photometer compact objects within
starbursts (nuclei, star clusters), (2) investigate relationships between spiral
arms, bars, rings and starbursts, (3) map the extent of the region participating in
the optically visible starburst and place it in a proper context within the host
galaxy, and (4) study the distribution of dark clouds as a means to observe the
locations of dense clouds on small spatial scales. These data will lead to an
improved understanding of the structures of starbursts, and thereby empirically
constrain existing models. They will also provide an improved basis for comparisons
with FIR-selected starbursts.
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            Summary Form for Proposal  7529

  Item                         Used in this proposal
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  Proposal Category            AR
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  Scientific Category          GALAXIES
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