A reevaluation of the infrared-radio correlation for spiral galaxies

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Infrared Radiation, Radio Emission, Spiral Galaxies, Cosmic Dust, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Luminosity, Radiation Distribution, Star Formation

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The infrared radio correlation has been reexamined for a sample of 237 optically bright spiral galaxies which range from 10 to the 8th to 10 to the 11th solar luminosities in far-infrared luminosity. The slope of the correlation is not unity. A simple model in which dust heating by both star formation and the interstellar radiation field contribute to the far-infrared luminosity can account for the nonunity slope. The model differs from previous two component models, however, in that the relative contribution of the two components is independent of far-infrared color temperature, but is dependent on the far-infrared luminosity.

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