Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21331506d&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #315.06; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.293
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We will present fits of theoretical spectral energy distributions to the 5-25 micron spectra of 9 Brightest Cluster Galaxies with substantial optical emission lines. These galaxies are located in the cores of extreme "cool core" clusters (formerly known as "cooling flows"). They exhibit many of the features of Luminous Infrared Galaxies (LIRGs) such as PAHs. The intensity of the bright molecular hydrogen lines is uncorrelated with the presence or absence of PAHs. We show that these odd spectra can be fit by theoretical models of starbursts, with some interesting discrepancies, including anomolously bright atomic lines. We also compare the spectral properties with those predicted by CLOUDY models of cosmic-ray heating.
de Messières Geneviève E.
Donahue Megan
McNamara Brian
O'Connell Robert
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