Emission Features and Source Counts of Galaxies in Mid-Infrared

Details Emission Features and Source Counts of Galaxies in Mid-Infrared Emission Features and Source Counts of Galaxies in Mid-Infrared

1998-06-14

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9806194v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

24 pages, 14 EPS figures. Accepted by ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/306424

In this work we incorporate the newest ISO results on the mid-infrared spectral-energy-distributions (MIR SEDs) of galaxies into models for the number counts and redshift distributions of MIR surveys. A three-component model, with empirically determined MIR SED templates of (1) a cirrus/PDR component (2) a starburst component and (3) an AGN component, is developed for infrared (3--120\micron) SEDs of galaxies. The model includes a complete IRAS 25\micron selected sample of 1406 local galaxies ($z \leq 0.1$; Shupe et al. 1998a). Results based on these 1406 spectra show that the MIR emission features cause significant effects on the redshift dependence of the K-corrections for fluxes in the WIRE 25\micron band and ISOCAM 15\micron band. This in turn will affect deep counts and redshift distributions in these two bands, as shown by the predictions of two evolution models (a luminosity evolution model with $L\propto (1+z)^3$ and a density evolution model with $\rho\propto (1+z)^4$). The dips-and-bumps on curves of MIR number counts, caused by the emission features, should be useful indicators of evolution mode. The strong emission features at $\sim 6$--8\micron will help the detections of relatively high redshift ($z\sim 2$) galaxies in MIR surveys. On the other hand, determinations of the evolutionary rate based on the slope of source counts, and studies on the large scale structures using the redshift distribution of MIR sources, will have to treat the effects of the MIR emission features carefully. We have also estimated a 15\micron local luminosity function from the predicted 15\micron fluxes of the 1406 galaxies using the bivariate (15\micron vs. 25\micron luminosities) method. This luminosity function will improve our understanding of the ISOCAM 15\micron surveys.

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