Unusual PAH Emission in Elliptical Galaxies
| dc.creator | Bregman, J. D. | |
| dc.creator | Bregman, J. N. | |
| dc.creator | Temi, P. | |
| dc.date | 2006-04-18 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:04:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:04:40Z | |
| dc.description | In a sample of thirty normal elliptical galaxies observed with the Spitzer IRS, one galaxy, NGC4697, shows strong PAH emission, but with an apparently weak 7.7 micron feature. We find that the PAH emission is confined to the central regions of the galaxy and that once a quiescent elliptical galaxy spectrum is subtracted, the PAH feature ratios are normal. We show that the PAH spectrum resembles the diffuse ISM of our galaxy rather than an HII region, and is not indicative of a starburst galaxy. We suggest that the PAHs in NGC4697 are consistent with a recent but now past burst of star formation. | |
| dc.description | To appear in proceedings of "The Spitzer Science Center 2005 Conference: Infrared Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution", held in Pasadena, November 2005 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0604369 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0604369 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/109403 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Unusual PAH Emission in Elliptical Galaxies | |
| dc.type | text |