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1999A&A...351..495S - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 351, 495-505 (1999/11-2)

Very cold dust in galaxies.

SIEBENMORGEN R., KRUEGEL E. and CHINI R.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present multi-filter far infrared photometry of active and inactive galaxies obtained with ISOPHOT. We find that the far infrared and submillimeter spectrum of the active galaxies can be described by a single modified black-body at a color temperature of 31.5±2.8K. The ratio of infrared luminosity to gas mass, LIR/Mgas, where the latter quantity has been obtained from 1.3mm observations within the central 11'' is about 90L/M. In contrast, the spectral energy distributions of inactive spirals require, apart from warm dust of 31.8±2.8K, an additional very cold component of at most 12.9± 1.7K. Determining the gas mass from 1.3mm dust continuum maps that cover the optical extent of the inactive spirals we find LIR/Mgas∼3L/M, a factor ∼30 lower than for the active galaxies.

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Journal keyword(s): galaxies: spiral - galaxies: ISM

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