Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-02-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal AASTeX preprint with 49 pages and 20 figures Also available at http://
Scientific paper
10.1086/340302
New far-infrared photometry with ISOPHOT, onboard the Infrared Space Observatory, is presented for 58 galaxies with homogeneous published data for another 32 galaxies all belonging to the 12 micron galaxy sample. In total 29 Seyfert 1's, 35 Seyfert 2's and 12 starburst galaxies, about half of the 12 micron active galaxy sample, plus 14 normal galaxies for comparison. The ISO and the IRAS data are used to define color-color diagrams and spectral energy distributions (SED). Thermal dust emission at two temperatures (one cold at 15-30K and one warm at 50-70K) can fit the 60-200 micron SED, with a dust emissivity law proportional to the inverse square of the wavelength. Seyfert 1's and Seyfert 2's are indistinguishable longward of 100 micron, while, as already seen by IRAS, the former have flatter SEDs shortward of 60 micron. A mild anti-correlation is found between the [200 - 100] color and the "60 micron excess". We infer that this is due to the fact that galaxies with a strong starburst component, and thus a strong 60 micron flux, have a steeper far-infrared turnover. In non-Seyfert galaxies, increasing the luminosity corresponds to increasing the star formation rate, that enhances the 25 and 60 micron emission. This shifts the peak emission from around 150 micron in the most quiescent spirals to shorter than 60 micron in the strongest starburst galaxies.
Andreani Paola
Malkan Matthew A.
Spinoglio Luigi
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