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Mar 2008
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Spitzer Proposal ID #50332
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Recent results show that starbursts have comparatively less diffuse, warm ionized medium than other star-forming galaxies. This intriguing effect may be caused by either the escape of ionizing radiation from starburst galaxies, or by comparatively higher absorption of the photons by dust. The former scenario has vital consequences for understanding the ionization and evolution of the cosmic web, the intergalactic environment of starbursts, the reionization of the universe, and the energy budget of star-forming galaxies. We propose Spitzer MIPS observations, which will be used together with optical and UV archive data from GALEX, to evaluate the full SED and emission morphology of the galaxies. We will then do radiative transfer modeling to understand and determine the energy budget and fate of the Lyman continuum photons. Our sample comprises 13 starburst galaxies with known low fractions of warm ionized medium and a control sample of 10 ordinary star-forming galaxies. Thirteen galaxies have archive observations; we propose for the remaining ten.
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