A Spitzer view of star formation in early-type galaxies

Details A Spitzer view of star formation in early-type galaxies A Spitzer view of star formation in early-type galaxies

2008-03-31

arxiv.org/abs/0803.4510v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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9 pages, 3 color figures. This is a contributed paper to the conference "The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies

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Many early-type galaxies are detected at 24 to 160 micron but the emission is usually dominated by an AGN or heating from the evolved stellar population. Here we present MIPS observations of a sample of elliptical and lenticular galaxies which are rich in cold molecular gas, and we investigate how much of the MIR to FIR emission could be due to star formation activity. The 24 micron images show a rich variety of structures, including nuclear point sources, rings, disks, and smooth extended emission, and comparisons to matched-resolution CO and radio continuum images suggest that the bulk of the 24 micron emission can be traced to star formation. The star formation efficiencies are comparable to those found in normal spirals. Some future directions for progress are also mentioned.

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