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The identification of dust heating mechanisms in nearby galaxies using Herschel 160/250 and 250/350 µm surface brightness ratios

GJ Bendo, Maarten Baes (UGent) , S Bianchi, M Boquien, A Boselli, A Cooray, L Cortese, Ilse De Looze (UGent) , S di Serego Alighieri, J Fritz, et al.
(2015) MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. 448(1). p.135-167
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We examined variations in the 160/250 and 250/350 mu m surface brightness ratios within 24 nearby (<30 Mpc) face-on spiral galaxies observed with the Herschel Space Observatory to identify the heating mechanisms for dust emitting at these wavelengths. The analysis consisted of both qualitative and quantitative comparisons of the 160/250 and 250/350 mu m ratios to H alpha and 24 mu m emission, which trace the light from star-forming regions, and 3.6 mu m emission, which traces the light from the older stellar populations of the galaxies. We find broad variations in the heating mechanisms for the dust. In one subset of galaxies, we found evidence that emission at <= 160 mu m (and in rare cases potentially at <= 350 mu m) originates from dust heated by star-forming regions. In another subset, we found that the emission at >= 250 mu m (and sometimes at >= 160 mu m) originates from dust heated by the older stellar population. In the rest of the sample, either the results are indeterminate or both of these stellar populations may contribute equally to the global dust heating. The observed variations in dust heating mechanisms do not necessarily match what has been predicted by dust emission and radiative transfer models, which could lead to overestimated dust temperatures, underestimated dust masses, false detections of variability in dust emissivity, and inaccurate star formation rate measurements.
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RADIATIVE-TRANSFER, INFRARED-EMISSION, H-ALPHA, SPIRAL GALAXIES, DIGITAL SKY SURVEY, VIRGO CLUSTER SURVEY, MULTIBAND IMAGING PHOTOMETER, SPECTRAL ENERGY-DISTRIBUTIONS, STAR-FORMING GALAXIES, FORMATION RATE INDICATORS, infrared: galaxies, galaxies: ISM, galaxies: spiral

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Bendo, GJ, et al. “The Identification of Dust Heating Mechanisms in Nearby Galaxies Using Herschel 160/250 and 250/350 Μm Surface Brightness Ratios.” MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 448, no. 1, 2015, pp. 135–67, doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1841.
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Bendo, G., Baes, M., Bianchi, S., Boquien, M., Boselli, A., Cooray, A., … Vlahakis, C. (2015). The identification of dust heating mechanisms in nearby galaxies using Herschel 160/250 and 250/350 µm surface brightness ratios. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 448(1), 135–167. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1841
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Bendo, GJ, Maarten Baes, S Bianchi, M Boquien, A Boselli, A Cooray, L Cortese, et al. 2015. “The Identification of Dust Heating Mechanisms in Nearby Galaxies Using Herschel 160/250 and 250/350 Μm Surface Brightness Ratios.” MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 448 (1): 135–67. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1841.
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Bendo, GJ, Maarten Baes, S Bianchi, M Boquien, A Boselli, A Cooray, L Cortese, Ilse De Looze, S di Serego Alighieri, J Fritz, Gianfranco Gentile, Thomas Hughes, N Lu, C Pappalardo, MWL Smith, L Spinoglio, Sébastien Viaene, and C Vlahakis. 2015. “The Identification of Dust Heating Mechanisms in Nearby Galaxies Using Herschel 160/250 and 250/350 Μm Surface Brightness Ratios.” MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 448 (1): 135–167. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1841.
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Bendo G, Baes M, Bianchi S, Boquien M, Boselli A, Cooray A, et al. The identification of dust heating mechanisms in nearby galaxies using Herschel 160/250 and 250/350 µm surface brightness ratios. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. 2015;448(1):135–67.
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G. Bendo et al., “The identification of dust heating mechanisms in nearby galaxies using Herschel 160/250 and 250/350 µm surface brightness ratios,” MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 448, no. 1, pp. 135–167, 2015.
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  abstract     = {{We examined variations in the 160/250 and 250/350 mu m surface brightness ratios within 24 nearby (<30 Mpc) face-on spiral galaxies observed with the Herschel Space Observatory to identify the heating mechanisms for dust emitting at these wavelengths. The analysis consisted of both qualitative and quantitative comparisons of the 160/250 and 250/350 mu m ratios to H alpha and 24 mu m emission, which trace the light from star-forming regions, and 3.6 mu m emission, which traces the light from the older stellar populations of the galaxies. We find broad variations in the heating mechanisms for the dust. In one subset of galaxies, we found evidence that emission at <= 160 mu m (and in rare cases potentially at <= 350 mu m) originates from dust heated by star-forming regions. In another subset, we found that the emission at >= 250 mu m (and sometimes at >= 160 mu m) originates from dust heated by the older stellar population. In the rest of the sample, either the results are indeterminate or both of these stellar populations may contribute equally to the global dust heating. The observed variations in dust heating mechanisms do not necessarily match what has been predicted by dust emission and radiative transfer models, which could lead to overestimated dust temperatures, underestimated dust masses, false detections of variability in dust emissivity, and inaccurate star formation rate measurements.}},
  author       = {{Bendo, GJ and Baes, Maarten and Bianchi, S and Boquien, M and Boselli, A and Cooray, A and Cortese, L and De Looze, Ilse and di Serego Alighieri, S and Fritz, J and Gentile, Gianfranco and Hughes, Thomas and Lu, N and Pappalardo, C and Smith, MWL and Spinoglio, L and Viaene, Sébastien and Vlahakis, C}},
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  journal      = {{MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY}},
  keywords     = {{RADIATIVE-TRANSFER,INFRARED-EMISSION,H-ALPHA,SPIRAL GALAXIES,DIGITAL SKY SURVEY,VIRGO CLUSTER SURVEY,MULTIBAND IMAGING PHOTOMETER,SPECTRAL ENERGY-DISTRIBUTIONS,STAR-FORMING GALAXIES,FORMATION RATE INDICATORS,infrared: galaxies,galaxies: ISM,galaxies: spiral}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{135--167}},
  title        = {{The identification of dust heating mechanisms in nearby galaxies using Herschel 160/250 and 250/350 µm surface brightness ratios}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1841}},
  volume       = {{448}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}
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