Abstract
We useSpitzer Space Telescope and Herschel Space Observatoryfar-infrared data along with ground-based optical and near-infrared data to understand how dust heating in the nearby face-on spiral galaxies M81, M83 and NGC 2403 is affected by the starlight from all stars and by the radiation from star-forming regions. We find that 70/160m surface brightness ratios tend to be more strongly influenced by star-forming regions. However, the 250/350m and 350/500m surface brightness ratios are more strongly affected by the light from the total stellar populations, suggesting that the dust emission at >250m originates predominantly from a component that is colder than the dust seen at
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1833-1859 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 419 |
Issue number | 3 |
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Publication status | Published - 2012 |