Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Galaxy Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-01-22
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxy Astrophysics
14 pages, 10 figures, 4 tables, MNRAS in press
Scientific paper
Far-infrared [C ii] 158 micron, [O i] 145 micron and [O i] 63 micron fine structure emission line fluxes were measured from archival Infrared Space Observatory Long Wavelength Spectrometer spectra of 46 extragalactic sources, with 28 sources providing detections in all three lines. For 12 of the sources, the contribution to the [C ii] 158 micron line flux from H ii regions could be estimated from their detected [N ii] 122 micron line fluxes. The measured [C ii]/[O i] and [O i] 63/145 micron line flux ratios were compared with those from a grid of PDR models previously computed using the UCL PDR code. Persistent offsets between the observed and modelled line ratios could be partly attributed to the effects of [O i] 63 micron self-absorption. Using the SMMOL code, we calculated model [O i] line profiles and found that the strength of the [O i] 63 micron line was reduced by 20-80%, depending on the PDR parameters. We conclude that high PDR densities and radiation field strengths, coupled with the effects of [O i] 63 micron self-absorption, are likely to provide the best match to the observed line flux ratios.
Barlow Michael J.
Bell Thomas A.
Vasta Magda
Viti Serena
Yates Jeremy A.
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