The SEDs of Interacting Galaxies

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2011-11-18

arxiv.org/abs/1111.4462v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

5 pages, 4 figures, to appear in the proceedings of "The Spectral Energy Distribution of Galaxies", Preston England, September

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The evolution of galaxies is greatly influenced by their interactions. As part of a program to study interacting galaxies, we have measured and modeled the spectral energy distri- butions (SEDs) from the ultraviolet (UV) to the far-infrared (FIR). We describe the constraints imposed on star formation histories by these SEDs, and the variations therein seen across the interaction sequence, and we compare the results of different star formation rate prescriptions applied to the data. The sample itself is based on the Spitzer Interacting Galaxy Survey (SIGS) of 111 galaxies in 50 systems, a project designed to probe a range of galaxy interaction parameters in the infrared. Our SEDs combine the Spitzer results with multiwavelength data from other missions, in particular GALEX and Herschel. The subset presented here is the sample for which FIR Herschel observations are currently publicly available.

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