Detection and characterization of a 500 mic dust emissivity excess in the Galactic Plane using Herschel/Hi-GAL observations

Details Detection and characterization of a 500 mic dust emissivity excess in the Galactic Plane using Herschel/Hi-GAL observations Detection and characterization of a 500 mic dust emissivity excess in the Galactic Plane using Herschel/Hi-GAL observations

2011-11-08

arxiv.org/abs/1111.1852v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in A&A; 12 pages, 10 figures, 1 table

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Past and recent observations have revealed unexpected variations in the FIR-mm dust emissivity. In the Herschel spectral range, those are often referred to as a 500{\mu}m emission excess. Several dust emission models have been developed to interpret astrophysical data in the FIR-mm domain. However, these are commonly unable to fully reconcile theoretical predictions with observations. In contrast, the recently revised two level system (TLS) model seems to provide a promising way of interpreting the existing data. The newly available Herschel Hi-GAL data which covers most of the inner Milky-Way offers a unique opportunity to investigate possible variations in the dust emission properties both with wavelength and environment. By combining the IRIS 100 {\mu}m with the Hi-GAL 160, 250, 350 and 500 {\mu}m data, we model the dust emission spectra in each pixel of the Hi-GAL maps, using both the TLS model and, for comparison, a single modified black-body fit. The effect of temperature mixing along the line of sight is investigated. We find a slight decrease in the dust temperature with distance from the Galactic center. We also report the detection of a significant 500 {\mu}m emissivity excess in the peripheral regions of the plane (35\circ<|l|<70\circ) of about 13-15% of the emissivity, that can reach up to 20% in some HII regions. We present the spatial distribution of the best-fit values for the two main parameters of the TLS model, i.e. the charge correlation length, lc, used to characterize the disordered charge distribution (DCD) part of the model, and the amplitude A of the TLS processes, with respect to the DCD effect. They highlight the plausible existence of an overall gradient with distance to the Galactic center. A comparison with previous findings in the solar neighborhood shows that the local value of the excess is less than expected from the Galactic gradient observed here.

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