Far-infrared emission and star formation in spiral galaxies

1989 ◽  
Vol 342 ◽  
pp. 759 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Trinchieri ◽  
G. Fabbiano ◽  
R. Bandiera
1987 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 647-647
Author(s):  
U. Klein ◽  
J. Heidmann ◽  
R. Wielebinski ◽  
E. Wunderlich

The four clumpy irregular galaxies Mkr 8, 296,297 and 325 have been observed by IRAS. All galaxies have been detected in at least two of the four detector bands. The ratios of the 100 to 60-m flux densities are comparable to those of HII regions or violently star forming galaxies. The average star formation rate in clumpy irregular galaxies is of the order of a few solar masses per year (based on their average far-infrared luminosity and a Hubble constant of 75 km s−1 Mpc−1.


1996 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Tim G. Hawarden ◽  
J. H. Huang ◽  
Q. S. Gu

AbstractAmongst relatively undisturbed spiral galaxies of type ≤ Sc barred morphology is unquestionably associated with powerful mid- and Far-IR emission. On the other hand, even amongst early type galaxies, those with LFIR/LB < 1/3 exhibit no association of high relative FIR luminosity with barred morphology, but some association of IR colors resembling those of star formation regions (SFRs). Amongst systems with LFIR/LB < 0.1 this ratio may be anti-correlated with barredness. It appears that enhanced IR emission from those galaxies whose star formation rate is currently elevated by the the bar translates them into the group with higher FIR-to-optical luminosity ratios. Depletion of extended nearnuclear gas and dust, once the bar has swept up the currently-available supplies, may reduce the fraction of the background stellar radiation field which can be converted to FIR radiation in the inner, most luminous parts of the galaxy. Thus, after the starburst has subsided, such galaxies may be less FIR-luminous than unbarred systems. Several uncertainties remain: it is still not clear whether barred morphology is a necessary condition for the generation of a starburst in an otherwise undisturbed galaxy, while evidence as to the effect of differing bar strengths is conflicting.


2019 ◽  
Vol 487 (1) ◽  
pp. 1210-1217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariane Trudeau ◽  
Tracy Webb ◽  
Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo ◽  
Allison Noble ◽  
Marie-Lou Gendron-Marsolais ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT We present deep, multiwavelength radio observations of SpARCS104922.6 + 564032.5, a z = 1.71 galaxy cluster with a starbursting core. Observations were made with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (JVLA) in three bands: 1–2 GHz, 4–8 GHz, and 8–12 GHz. We detect a radio source coincident with the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) that has a spectral index of α = 0.44 ± 0.29 and is indicative of emission from an active galactic nucleus. The radio luminosity is consistent with the average luminosity of the lower redshift BCG sample, but the flux densities are 6σ below the predicted values of the star-forming spectral energy distribution based on far infrared data. Our new fit fails to simultaneously describe the far infrared and radio fluxes. This, coupled with the fact that no other bright source is detected in the vicinity of the BCG implies that the star formation region, traced by the infrared emission, is extended or clumpy and not located directly within the BCG. Thus, we suggest that the star-forming core might not be driven by a single major wet merger, but rather by several smaller galaxies stripped of their gas or by a displaced cooling flow, although more data are needed to confirm any of those scenarios.


1989 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 128-128
Author(s):  
N.J. Evans

The NGC 2071 molecular cloud has been studied with a broad array of techniques, including a large scale study of CS emission, high resolution scans in the far-infrared, N H3 studies with the VLA, and near-infrarred imaging. The far-infrared emission constrains the density distribution to fall off approximately as r−1. The NH3 data strongly supports the presence of a disk oriented perpendicular to the molecular outflow, while the CS emission indicates the presence of dense gas in the region. The results will be combined into a coherent picture of this region of current star formation and molecular outflow.


1987 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 127-129
Author(s):  
J.M. Rodriguez Espinosa ◽  
R.J. Rudy

We have analyzed far-IR (IRAS) data for a sample of optically selected Seyfert galaxies. The far-infrared emission is uncorrelated, or at best weakly correlated, with the UV-optical emission from these sources. We find the far-IR emission to be extended in a number of objects. We discuss the possibility that Seyfert galaxies are undergoing circumnuclear bursts of star formation. For comparison with the large aperture IRAS data we have also obtained new ground-based measurements at 10 and 20 μm for a sample of 17 Seyfert galaxies. Conclusive evidence for extended 10 and 20 μm emission is seen in 7 out of 17 objects. In addition, almost all of the objects have ground-based fluxes which are smaller than those measured by IRAS. Finally, for five objects the emission appears to be more extended at 10 μm than at 20 μm. This would be expected if the 10 μm emission arose, in part, from a population of very small grains for which single photon heating is important.


2009 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
pp. 3053-3070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Young ◽  
George J. Bendo ◽  
Danielle M. Lucero

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S356) ◽  
pp. 147-151
Author(s):  
Antoine Mahoro ◽  
Mirjana Pović ◽  
Petri Väisänen ◽  
Pheneas Nkundabakura ◽  
Beatrice Nyiransengiyumva ◽  
...  

AbstractIn this study, we analysed active galactic nuclei in the “green valley” by comparing active and non-active galaxies using data from the COSMOS field. We found that most of our X-ray detected active galactic nuclei with far-infrared emission have star formation rates higher than the ones of normal galaxies of the same stellar mass range.


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