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Complex Investigation of SBS Galaxies in Seven Selected Fields

The main criterium for the selection of active objects in the First Byurakan Survey was the presence of uv-excess on low-dispersion spectra registered on photographic plates obtained with the 1m Shmidt type Byurakan telescope. Using the presence of emission lines as the second criterium became possible during the Second Byurakan Survey due to its improved technique. Through this criterium a majority of objects, extended by morphology, were selected into the separate "sample of galaxies". Certainly, there were cases of untrue selection, particularly, on faint magnitudes, when absorption lines were taken for emission ones and so on. Study of SBS galaxies, including evaluation of an effectivity of selection criteria, was undertaken by means of complex investigation of their very representative part, pooled in our basic sample. The completion of the follow-up slit spectroscopy of these about 500 objects formed the main stage of implementation of this program. Also, the scheme was developed to provide homogeneous classification, directed, in particular, to separate galaxies of AGN activity, of known types, and starforming, SfG, activity. For starforming galaxies, which constitute more than 80% of the basic sample, we provided two classes, SfGcontinual and SfGnebular. Averaged statistics of our SfG galaxies show, that every fifth of them is in more active, nebular phase of starforming activity, most of which are known as blue compact galaxies. However, it must be noted, that, by the analysis, namely for the latter objects, the effectiveness of the survey is the highest, so that BCGs represent the best product of SBS among extended objects. Aimed on further specifications in classification of SfG galaxies, other generalizations and statistics in frames of ongoing investigation, detailed studies of individual galaxies are currently beeing held, based on data of panoramic spectroscopy.