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Radial distribution of gas and dust in spiral galaxies: The case of M99 (NGC4254) and M100 (NGC 4321)

  • M. Pohlen
  • , L. Cortese
  • , M. W.L. Smith
  • , S. A. Eales
  • , A. Boselli
  • , G. J. Bendo
  • , H. L. Gomez
  • , A. Papageorgiou
  • , R. Auld
  • , M. Baes
  • , J. J. Bock
  • , M. Bradford
  • , V. Buat
  • , N. Castro-Rodriguez
  • , P. Chanial
  • , S. Charlot
  • , L. Ciesla
  • , D. L. Clements
  • , A. Cooray
  • , D. Cormier
  • E. Dwek, S. A. Eales, D. Elbaz, M. Galametz, F. Galliano, W. K. Gear, J. Glenn, M. Griffin, S. Hony, K. G. Isaak, L. R. Levenson, N. Lu, S. Madden, B. O'Halloran, K. Okumura, S. Oliver, M. J. Page, P. Panuzzo, T. J. Parkin, I. Perez-Fournon, N. Rangwala, E. E. Rigby, H. Roussel, A. Rykala, N. Sacchi, M. Sauvage, B. Schulz, M. R.P. Schirm, M. W.L. Smith, L. Spinoglio, J. A. Stevens, S. Srinivasan, M. Symeonidis, M. Trichas, M. Vaccari, L. Vigroux, C. D. Wilson, H. Wozniak, G. S. Wright, W. W. Zeilinger
  • Cardiff University
  • Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
  • Imperial College London
  • Ghent University
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • GTC Project
  • CEA Saclay
  • UPMC Univ. Paris 06
  • University of California, Irvine
  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC)
  • University of Sussex
  • University College London
  • McMaster University
  • University of Nottingham
  • INAF - Istituto Fisica Spazio Interplanetario
  • California Institute of Technology
  • University of Hertfordshire
  • University of Padova
  • Université de Strasbourg
  • Royal Observatory
  • University of Vienna

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Abstract

By combining Herschel-SPIRE data with archival Spitzer, H i, and CO maps, we investigate the spatial distribution of gas and dust in the two famous grand-design spirals M 99 and M 100 in the Virgo cluster. Thanks to the unique resolution and sensitivity of the Herschel-SPIRE photometer, we are for the first time able to measure the distribution and extent of cool, submillimetre (submm)-emitting dust inside and beyond the optical radius. We compare this with the radial variation in both the gas mass and the metallicity. Although we adopt a model-independent, phenomenological approach, our analysis provides important insights. We find the dust extending to at least the optical radius of the galaxy and showing breaks in its radial profiles at similar positions as the stellar distribution. The colour indices f350/f500 and f250/f350 decrease radially consistent with the temperature decreasing with radius. We also find evidence of an increasing gas to dust ratio with radius in the outer regions of both galaxies.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberL72
JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics
Volume518
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • galaxies: individual: M100
  • galaxies: individual: M99
  • galaxies: structure
  • infrared: galaxies
  • ISM: dust, extinction
  • submillimetre: galaxies

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