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High-resolution radiation transfer modelling of barred galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2020

A. Nersesian ,
S. Verstocken ,
S. Viaene  and
M. Baes Open the ORCID record for M. Baes [Opens in a new window]
A. Nersesian
Affiliation:
National Observatory of Athens, Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, Ioannou Metaxa and Vasileos Pavlou GR-15236, Athens, Greece email: a.nersesian@noa.gr Department of Astrophysics, Astronomy & Mechanics, Faculty of Physics, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, GR15784 Zografos, Athens, Greece Sterrenkundig Observatorium Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281 S9, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
S. Verstocken
Affiliation:
Sterrenkundig Observatorium Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281 S9, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
S. Viaene
Affiliation:
Sterrenkundig Observatorium Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281 S9, B-9000 Gent, Belgium Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, UK
M. Baes
Affiliation:
Sterrenkundig Observatorium Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281 S9, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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Abstract

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Dust radiative transfer simulations provide us with the unique opportunity to study the heating mechanisms of dust by the stellar radiation field. From 2D observational images we derive the 3D distributions of stars and dust. Our aim is to analyze the contribution of the different stellar populations to the radiative dust heating processes in the nearby face-on barred galaxies NGC 1365, M 83 and M 95. We wish to decompose the FIR-submm SED and quantify the fraction directly related to star formation. To model the complex geometries mentioned above, we used SKIRT, a state-of-the-art, 3D Monte Carlo radiative transfer code designed to simulate the absorption, scattering and thermal re-emission of dust in a variety of environments. We find that the contribution of the evolved stars (8 Gyr) to the dust heating is non-negligible (∼35%) and can reach as high as 70%. We also find a tight correlation between the heating fraction by the unevolved stars (⩽ 100 Myr) and the specific star formation rate.

Keywords

radiative transfer - ISM: dustextinction - galaxies: individual: NGC 1365M83M95 - galaxies: ISM - infrared: ISM
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S341: Challenges in Panchromatic Modelling with Next Generation Facilities , November 2019 , pp. 65 - 69
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© International Astronomical Union 2020

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