Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991apj...373...66s&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 373, May 20, 1991, p. 66-74.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Far Infrared Radiation, Galactic Nuclei, Galactic Structure, Infrared Spectra, Interstellar Gas, Spiral Galaxies, Kuiper Airborne Observatory, Molecular Gases, Spatial Resolution, Visible Spectrum
Scientific paper
High spatial resolution 100-micron observations of the central region of the double-ringed spiral galaxy NGC 4736 (M94) were obtained using the Kuiper Airborne Observatory. The data show a strong central peak with secondary peaks at the radius of the inner ring (50 arcsec = 1.6 kpc). The nuclear emission is extended at 100 microns, with a radius of 15 arcsec (500 pc). The far-infrared morphology is similar to that of the molecular gas, while the H I distribution shows a pronounced central depression. Since most of the hydrogen gas in the inner regions of NGC 4736 is in molecular form, it is concluded that the far-infrared emission from NGC 4736 arises mainly from dust associated with molecular gas. The H-alpha distribution differs dramatically from the far-infrared and molecular gas distributions. The ring dominates the H-alpha emission, while the total 100-micron ring emission is only slightly larger than that of the nucleus, yielding an L(FIR)/L(H-alpha) for the nucleus about 100 times that of the ring. The bolometric luminosity of the stars in the inner 1 kpc of NGC 4736 is sufficient to power the far-infrared from this region, which suggests that a significant fraction of the far-infrared emission in the nuclear region of NGC 4736 is powered by non-OB stars rather than by star formation.
Harvey Paul Michael
Lester Dan F.
Pogge Richard W.
Smith Beverly J.
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