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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
FIR colours and SEDs of nearby galaxies observed with Herschel
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 518, No. 4, Article L61, Year 2010
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We present infrared colours (in the 25-500 μm spectral range) and UV to radio continuum spectral energy distributions of a sample of 51 nearby galaxies observed with SPIRE on Herschel. The observed sample includes all morphological classes, from quiescent ellipticals to active starbursts. Active galaxies have warmer colour temperatures than normal spirals. In ellipticals hosting a radio galaxy, the far-infrared (FIR) emission is dominated by the synchrotron nuclear emission. The colour temperature of the cold dust is higher in quiescent E-S0a than in star-forming systems probably because of the different nature of their dust heating sources (evolved stellar populations, X-ray, fast electrons) and dust grain properties. In contrast to the colour temperature of the warm dust, the f350/f500 index sensitive to the cold dust decreases with star formation and increases with metallicity, suggesting an overabundance of cold dust or an emissivity parameter β < 2 in low metallicity, active systems. © ESO 2010.
Authors & Co-Authors
Boselli, Alessandro
France, Marseille
Laboratoire D'astrophysique de Marseille
Ciesla, Laure
France, Marseille
Laboratoire D'astrophysique de Marseille
Buat, Véronique
France, Marseille
Laboratoire D'astrophysique de Marseille
Cortese, Luca
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Auld, Robbie R.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Baes, Maarten
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Bendo, George J.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Bianchi, Simone
Italy, Florence
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri
Bock, James J.
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Bomans, Dominik J.
Germany, Bochum
Ruhr-universitat Bochum
Bradford, Charles Matt
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Castro-Rodriguéz, Nieves
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Chanial, Pierre F.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Charlot, St́ephane
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Clemens, Marcel S.
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Clements, David L.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Corbelli, Edvige
Italy, Florence
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri
Cooray, Asantha Roshan
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Cormier, Diane
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Dariush, Aliakbar A.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Davies, Jonathan I.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
de Looze, Ilse
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Di Serego-Alighieri, Sperello
Italy, Florence
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri
Dwek, Eli
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Eales, Stephen A.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Elbaz, David
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Fritz, Jacopo
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Galametz, Maud
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Galliano, Frédéric
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Gavazzi, Giuseppe
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-bicocca
Gear, Walter K.P.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Glenn, Jason
United States, Boulder
Planetary Solutions, Inc.
Gomez, Haley L.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Griffin, Matthew J.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Grossi, Marco
Portugal, Lisbon
Centro de Astronomia e Astrofísica da Universidade de Lisboa
Hony, Sacha
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Hughes, Thomas M.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Hunt, L. K.
Italy, Florence
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri
Isaak, Kate G.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Netherlands, Noordwijk Aan Zee
Estec - European Space Research and Technology Centre
Jones, Anthony P.
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Levenson, Louis R.
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lu, Nanyao
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Madden, Suzanne C.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
O'Halloran, Brian
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Okumura, Koryo
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Oliver, Seb J.
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Page, Mathew J.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Panuzzo, Pasquale
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Papageorgiou, Andreas
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Parkin, Tara J.
Canada, Hamilton
Mcmaster University
Pérez-Fournon, Ismael
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Pierini, Daniele
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Pohlen, Michael
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Rangwala, Naseem
United States, Boulder
Planetary Solutions, Inc.
Rigby, Emma E.
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Sabatini, Sabina
Italy, Rome
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Rome
Sauvage, Marc
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Schulz, Bernhard
Unknown Affiliation
Schirm, Maximilien R.P.
Canada, Hamilton
Mcmaster University
Smith, Matthew W.L.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Spinoglio, L.
Italy, Rome
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Rome
Stevens, Jason A.
United Kingdom, Hatfield
University of Hertfordshire
Symeonidis, Myrto
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Trichas, Markos
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Vaccari, Mattia
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Verstappen, Joris
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Vigroux, Laurent G.
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Vlahakis, Catherine
Netherlands, Leiden
Universiteit Leiden
Wilson, Christine D.
Canada, Hamilton
Mcmaster University
Wozniak, Hervé
France, Strasbourg
Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg
Wright, Gillian S.
Unknown Affiliation
Xilouris, Emmanuel M.
Greece, Athens
National Observatory of Athens
Zibetti, Stefano
Germany, Heidelberg
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Statistics
Citations: 70
Authors: 73
Affiliations: 33
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1051/0004-6361/201014534
ISSN:
14320746
Research Areas
Cancer
Environmental