\begin{table}%t3 %%\centering \par \caption{\label{Table3}H$\alpha$- and IR-based star formation rates for the sample of ULIRGs.} %\centerline {\small \begin{tabular}{lccccc} \hline \hline\noalign{\smallskip} Galaxy & {$log(L_{\rm{IR}}$)}$^a$ & {$SFR(L(\rm{H}\alpha)_{\rm{obs}}$)}$^b$ & {$SFR(L(\rm{H}\alpha)_{\rm{med-ext}}$}$^c$) & {$SFR(L(\rm{H}\alpha)_{\rm{corr}}$)}$^d$& {$SFR(IR)$}$^e$\\ \hline IRAS~13156+0435 & 12.13 & 5.5 & 26.2 & 23.7 & 232.9 \\ IRAS~18580+6527$^f$ & 12.26 & 17.1& 53.8 & 61.6 & 318.7 \\ IRAS~16007+3743 & 12.11 & 19.8 & 106.4 & 120. & 222.5 \\ IRAS~06268+3509 & 12.51 & 3.7 & 22.1 & 95.6 & 493.5 \\ IRAS~08572+3915 & 12.17 & 3.6 & 16.7 & 12.2 & 255.5 \\ IRAS~14348-1447 & 12.39 & 20.2 & 263.1 & 301.0 & 424.1 \\ Arp~299$^{f}$ & 11.81 & 4.7 & 26.3 & 35.3 & 111.5 \\ IRAS~12112+0305 & 12.37 & 6.0 & 26.9 & 168.3 & 405.0 \\ Mrk~463$^{f}$ & 11.81 & 17.2 & 38.0 & 44.2 & 111.5 \\ IRAS~06487+2208 & 12.57 & 11.0 & 76.0 & 92.4 & 641.8 \\ IRAS~11087+5351$^{f}$ & 12.13 & 3.5 & 9.5 & 8.7 & 233.0 \\ Mrk~273$^{f}$ & 12.18 & -- &-- & -- & 216.5 \\ IRAS~17208-0014 & 12.43 & 6.1 & -- & 126.5 & 465.0 \\ IRAS~15250+3609 & 12.09 & 2.5 & 19.7 & 69.1 & 212.5 \\ IRAS~12490-1009 & 12.07 & 2.0 & 6.4 & 9.5 & 203.0 \\ IRAS~14060+2919 & 12.18 & 6.4 & 24.3 & 35.5 & 261.5 \\ IRAS~15206+3342 & 12.27 & 135.7& 275.5 & 254.3 & 321.6 \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \medskip $^a$ IR luminosity derived following Sanders \& Mirabel (\cite{Sanders1996}); $^b$ SFR derived using the total observed H$\alpha$ flux given in Col.~2 of Table 2. Units are $M_\odot$~yr$^{-1}$; $^c$~SFR derived using the H$\alpha$ median extinction corrected values as specified in Table~\ref{Table2} Col.~6. Units are $M_\odot$~yr$^{-1}$; $^d$~SFR calculated using the two-dimensional extinction corrected H$\alpha$ luminosity as given in Table~\ref{Table2} Col.~5. Units are $M_\odot$~yr$^{-1}$; $^e$ SFR based on the IR-based luminosity values as given in Col.~2 of the present table. Units are $M_\odot$~yr$^{-1}$; $^f$~strong evidence for a Seyfert nucleus, for which we have not corrected this values. \end{table}