Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982apj...261..463s&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 261, Oct. 15, 1982, p. 463-472.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
96
Astronomical Maps, Galactic Radiation, Infrared Astronomy, Interstellar Matter, Spiral Galaxies, Astronomical Photometry, Cosmic Dust, Far Infrared Radiation, H Ii Regions, Luminosity, Milky Way Galaxy, Molecular Clouds, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Radiation
Scientific paper
Far-infrared maps and multifrequency photometry are presented for M51 and its companion galaxy NGC 5195. Dust reradiates about half the starlight of the M51 + NGC 5195 system to produce the observed far-infrared (80-200 microns) luminosity of 3 x 10 to the 10th solar luminosities. Observed with 49-arcsec resolution and covering 37 arcmin-squared, the maps show that roughly 70% of this luminosity is produced by the 5 arcmin (approximately 15 kpc) wide far-infrared disk of M51. Comparable luminosities emitted from the central regions (diameters = 49 arcsec or 2.3 kpc) of M51 and NGC 5195 contribute the remaining 30% (approximately 1 x 10 to the 10th solar luminosities). The photometry reveals a difference in energetics at the galactic scale; dust producing the central luminosity of NGC 5195 classified as Ip-Ep, Irr II or SBa(r) is much less abundant and considerably warmer than the approximately 20 K dust producing the central luminosity of M51 (Sc I). Far-infrared properties are given for several galactic scale complexes of star formation in M51. Relationships are discussed for selected maps of optical starlight and emissions from these components of M51's interstellar medium: dust grains, CO molecules, hydrogen atoms, electrons, and H II regions.
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