The Star Formation Reference Survey. I. Survey Description and Basic Data
M. L. N. Ashby (1), S. Mahajan (1,2), H. A. Smith (1), S. P. Willner, (1), G. G. Fazio (1), S. Raychaudhury (2), A. Zezas (1,3), P. Barmby (4), P., Bonfini (3), C. Cao (5), E. Gonzalez-Alfonso (6), D. Ishihara (7), H. Kaneda, (7), V. Lyttle (4), S. Madden (8), C. Papovich (9)

TL;DR
The Star Formation Reference Survey (SFRS) provides a comprehensive, multi-band dataset of 369 nearby galaxies to improve understanding of star formation rates across different galaxy types and conditions.
Contribution
This paper introduces the SFRS, a systematic multi-band survey of nearby galaxies, offering a valuable dataset for assessing star formation rate estimators and galaxy evolution.
Findings
Sample of 369 nearby galaxies spanning various conditions.
Uniform multi-band photometry including UV, optical, and infrared.
Baseline data for future analysis of star formation and galaxy properties.
Abstract
Star formation is arguably the most important physical process in the cosmos. It is a fundamental driver of galaxy evolution and the ultimate source of most of the energy emitted by galaxies. A correct interpretation of star formation rate (SFR) measures is therefore essential to our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution. Unfortunately, however, no single SFR estimator is universally available or even applicable in all circumstances: the numerous galaxies found in deep surveys are often too faint (or too distant) to yield significant detections with most standard SFR measures, and until now there have been no global, multi-band observations of nearby galaxies that span all the conditions under which star-formation is taking place. To address this need in a systematic way, we have undertaken a multi-band survey of all types of star-forming galaxies in the local Universe. This…
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