Sings observations of spiral galaxies evidence for secular evolution

Michael Regan; Michele D. Thornley; Stuart N. Vogel; Kartik Sheth; Bruce T. Draine; David J. Hollenbach; Martin Meyer; Daniel A. Dale; Charles W. Engelbracht; Robert C. Kennicutt; Lee Armus; Daniela Calzetti; Karl D. Gordon; George Helou; Claus Leitherer; Sangeeta Malhotra; George H. Rieke; Marcia J. Rieke

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Sings observations of spiral galaxies evidence for secular evolution

Michael Regan, Michele D. Thornley, Stuart N. Vogel, Kartik Sheth, Bruce T. Draine, David J. Hollenbach, Martin Meyer, Daniel A. Dale, Charles W. Engelbracht, Robert C. Kennicutt, Lee Armus, Daniela Calzetti, Karl D. Gordon, George Helou, Claus Leitherer, Sangeeta Malhotra, George H. Rieke, Marcia J. Rieke

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One process in the secular evolution of galaxies is the formation of pseudo-bulges. The formation of these pseudo-bulges requires the inflow of gas to smaller radii. If the inflow rate is faster than the rate of star formation, a central concentration of gas will form. In this paper we present radial profiles of stellar and 8 micron emission from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) for 11 spiral galaxies to investigate whether the interstellar medium in these galaxies contains a central concentration above that expected from the exponential disk. We find that in five of the 11 galaxies there is a central excess in the 8 micron and CO emission above the inner extrapolation of an exponential disk. In particular, all four barred galaxies in the sample have strong central excesses in both 8 micron and CO emission. This correlation suggests that the excess seen in the CO profiles is, in general, not simply due to a radial increase in the CO emissivity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	341-346
Number of pages	6
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
Issue number	202409
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5573-7_58
State	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Dust
Extinction
Galaxies: ISM
Galaxies: Structure
Infrared: Galaxies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Physics and Astronomy
Computer Science Applications
Spectroscopy
Space and Planetary Science
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Regan, M., Thornley, M. D., Vogel, S. N., Sheth, K., Draine, B. T., Hollenbach, D. J., Meyer, M., Dale, D. A., Engelbracht, C. W., Kennicutt, R. C., Armus, L., Calzetti, D., Gordon, K. D., Helou, G., Leitherer, C., Malhotra, S., Rieke, G. H., & Rieke, M. J. (2007). Sings observations of spiral galaxies evidence for secular evolution. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, (202409), 341-346. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5573-7_58

Regan, M, Thornley, MD, Vogel, SN, Sheth, K, Draine, BT, Hollenbach, DJ, Meyer, M, Dale, DA, Engelbracht, CW, Kennicutt, RC, Armus, L, Calzetti, D, Gordon, KD, Helou, G, Leitherer, C, Malhotra, S, Rieke, GH & Rieke, MJ 2007, 'Sings observations of spiral galaxies evidence for secular evolution', Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, no. 202409, pp. 341-346. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5573-7_58

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