Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS) imaging of NGC 7331: A panchromatic view of a ringed galaxy

Michael W. Regan; Michele D. Thornley; George J. Bendo; Bruce T. Draine; Aigen Li; Daniel A. Dale; Charles W. Engelbracht; Robert C. Kennicutt; Lee Armus; Daniela Calzetti; Karl D. Gordon; George Helou; David J. Hollenbach; Thomas H. Jarrett; Lisa J. Kewley; Claus Leitherer; Sangeeta Malhotra; Martin Meyer; Karl A. Misselt; Jane E. Morrison; Eric J. Murphy; James Muzerolle; George H. Rieke; Marcia J. Rieke; Hélène Roussel; John David T. Smith; Fabian Walter

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Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS) imaging of NGC 7331: A panchromatic view of a ringed galaxy

Michael W. Regan, Michele D. Thornley, George J. Bendo, Bruce T. Draine, Aigen Li, Daniel A. Dale, Charles W. Engelbracht, Robert C. Kennicutt, Lee Armus, Daniela Calzetti, Karl D. Gordon, George Helou, David J. Hollenbach, Thomas H. Jarrett, Lisa J. Kewley, Claus Leitherer, Sangeeta Malhotra, Martin Meyer, Karl A. Misselt, Jane E. MorrisonEric J. Murphy, James Muzerolle, George H. Rieke, Marcia J. Rieke, Hélène Roussel, John David T. Smith, Fabian Walter

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Abstract

Well-resolved infrared observations of nearby galaxies are of fundamental importance to the study of the processes that affect galactic evolution. In this paper we report on the first imaging results from the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS) using observations of the Sb galaxy NGC 7331. We present images of NGC 7331 over a large range of wavelengths that allow us to compare the distributions of gas, stars, and dust in unprecedented detail. As an example of the types of information that the full SINGS will provide, we use three methods to determine that the interstellar medium mass in the ring of NGC 7331 is ∼5 × 10⁹ M⊙. We also present the first images showing emission from small hot (∼1000 K) dust grains, but we show that these dust grains contribute only a small fraction of the integrated 4.5 μm emission from NGC 7331.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	204-210
Number of pages	7
Journal	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Volume	154
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/423204
State	Published - Sep 2004

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

Dust, extinction
Galaxies: ISM
Galaxies: individual (NGC 7331)
Galaxies: structure
Infrared: galaxies

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Regan, M. W., Thornley, M. D., Bendo, G. J., Draine, B. T., Li, A., Dale, D. A., Engelbracht, C. W., Kennicutt, R. C., Armus, L., Calzetti, D., Gordon, K. D., Helou, G., Hollenbach, D. J., Jarrett, T. H., Kewley, L. J., Leitherer, C., Malhotra, S., Meyer, M., Misselt, K. A., ... Walter, F. (2004). Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS) imaging of NGC 7331: A panchromatic view of a ringed galaxy. Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 154(1), 204-210. https://doi.org/10.1086/423204

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Regan, MW, Thornley, MD, Bendo, GJ, Draine, BT, Li, A, Dale, DA, Engelbracht, CW, Kennicutt, RC, Armus, L, Calzetti, D, Gordon, KD, Helou, G, Hollenbach, DJ, Jarrett, TH, Kewley, LJ, Leitherer, C, Malhotra, S, Meyer, M, Misselt, KA, Morrison, JE, Murphy, EJ, Muzerolle, J, Rieke, GH, Rieke, MJ, Roussel, H, Smith, JDT & Walter, F 2004, 'Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS) imaging of NGC 7331: A panchromatic view of a ringed galaxy', Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, vol. 154, no. 1, pp. 204-210. https://doi.org/10.1086/423204

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Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS) imaging of NGC 7331: A panchromatic view of a ringed galaxy

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