ISOCAM Observations of NGC 6946: Mid-IR Structure

Details ISOCAM Observations of NGC 6946: Mid-IR Structure ISOCAM Observations of NGC 6946: Mid-IR Structure

1996-10-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9610240v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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4 page, 4 figures. To appear in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Also available at http://isowww.estec.esa.nl/ISO/AandA/s_malhotra.

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The nearby spiral galaxy NGC 6946 was observed with ISO-CAM in the mid-infrared, achieving 7 arcsec resolution and sub-MJy/steradian sensitivity. Images taken with CAM filters LW2 (7 microns) and LW3 (15 microns) are analysed to determine the morphology of this galaxy and understand better the emission mechanisms. The mid-infrared emission follows an exponential disk with a scale length 75 arcsec. This is 60% of the scale length in the optical R-band and radio continuum. The nuclear starburst region is too bright for reliable measurement in these images. Its surface brightness exceeds the inner disk by at least a factor of 12. The arms and interarm regions are clearly detected, with each of these components contributing about equally to the disk emission. The arm-interarm contrast is 2-4 in the mid-IR, close to that measured in the visible R band light and lower than the contrast in $H\alpha$, suggesting that non-ionizing radiation contributes significantly to dust heating.

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