Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002a%26a...385l..23h&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.385, p.L23-L26 (2002)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Galaxies: Ngc 891, Ngc 1569, Ngc 6946, Ngc 7331, Arp 244, Ism, Infrared: Galaxies
Scientific paper
Mid-infrared spectra and submillimetre maps are investigated for five galaxies covering a range of star forming activity. We find a good spatial coincidence between the 850 mu m continuum emission and the strength of the PAH 7.7 mu m line. The PAH 7.7 mu m peak to 850 mu m flux ratio lies in the range around 2 with a moderate dispersion across the galaxies. Both PAH and cold dust emission correlate also with the emission from very small grains at 14.3 mu m, but regions with starbursts show an excess in the very small grain emission. This suggests that the PAH carriers are preferentially related to the regions dominated by cold dust and molecular clouds, where they are excited mainly by the interstellar radiation field. The lack of increased PAH/submm ratio in starburst knots suggests that starbursts play a minor role for powering the PAH emission in galaxies. Based on observations with the JCMT and ISO, an ESA project funded by Member States (especially the PI countries France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) and with the participation of ISAS and NASA.
Bianchi Simone
Haas Marcel
Klaas Ulrich
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