van der Kruit to Spitzer: A New Look at the FIR-Radio Correlation

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2005-09-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0509145v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 3 figures, To appear in the proceedings of the "Island Universes: Structure and Evolution of Disk Galaxies" conferenc

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We present an initial look at the far infrared-radio correlation within the star-forming disks of four nearby, nearly face-on galaxies (NGC~2403, NGC~3031, NGC~5194, and NGC~6946). Using {\it Spitzer} MIPS imaging and WSRT radio continuum data, we are able to probe variations in the logarithmic 70~$\mu$m/22~cm ($q_{70}$) flux density ratios across each disk at sub-kpc scales. We find general trends of decreasing $q_{70}$ with declining surface brightness and with increasing radius. We also find that the dispersion in $q_{70}$ within galaxies is comparable to what is measured {\it globally} among galaxies at around 0.2 dex. We have also performed preliminary phenomenological modeling of cosmic ray electron (CR$e^{-}$) diffusion using an image-smearing technique, and find that smoothing the infrared maps improves their correlation with the radio maps. The best fit smoothing kernels for the two less active star-forming galaxies (NGC~2403 and NGC~3031) have much larger scale-lengths than that of the more active star-forming galaxies (NGC~5194 and NGC~6946). This difference may be due to the relative deficit of recent CR$e^{-}$ injection into the interstellar medium (ISM) for the galaxies having largely quiescent disks.

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