Ultraviolet photometry from the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory. XL - The energy distributions of spiral and irregular galaxies
1982; IOP Publishing; Volume: 256; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/159880
ISSN1538-4357
Autores Tópico(s)Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Resumoview Abstract Citations (84) References (29) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Ultraviolet photometry from the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory. XL - The energy distributions of spiral and irregular galaxies Code, A. D. ; Welch, G. A. Abstract Measurements of the total light of 40 spiral and irregular galaxies are presented. The photometry covers the wavelength range 1550-4250 A and is calibrated on an absolute basis. On the average later-type galaxies are not only bluer at short wavelengths than ellipticals but significantly bluer than visual colors would imply. This reflects a recent history of more vigorous formation of massive stars. The shape of the upper part of the initial mass function apparently varies more among early-type galaxies, producing a wide scatter in their energy distributions. In at least some galaxies interstellar dust appears to have little influence upon the emerging radiation. The local volume luminosity spectrum due to galaxies turns up steeply at short wavelengths, and is shaped largely by contributions from late-type galaxies. The observed ultraviolet background cannot be produced by normal galaxies, although the large corrections implied by theoretical evolutionary models may account for the measurements. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: May 1982 DOI: 10.1086/159880 Bibcode: 1982ApJ...256....1C Keywords: Astronomical Photometry; Galactic Radiation; Galaxies; Oao; Energy Distribution; Galactic Evolution; Galactic Structure; Luminosity; Spiral Galaxies; Ultraviolet Photometry; Astronomy full text sources ADS | data products NED (40) Related Materials (37) Part 1: 1970ApJ...161..377C Part 2: 1972ApJ...171..293B Part 3: 1972ApJ...172..755W Part 4: 1972ApJ...178..727D Part 5: 1972ApJ...178..189B Part 6: 1972ApJ...178..495D Part 7: 1973ApJ...179..527M Part 8: 1973ApJ...185..577L Part 9: 1973ApJ...185..921E Part 10: 1974ApJ...189..303G Part 11: 1974ApJ...187..521D Part 12: 1973ApJ...186..939H Part 13: 1974ApJ...187..197S Part 14: 1974ApJ...187..243J Part 15: 1974ApJ...190..319L Part 16: 1974ApJ...191..659S Part 17: 1975ApJ...195..121D Part 18: 1975ApJ...197..379E Part 19: 1975ApJ...199...92S Part 20: 1976ApJ...203..410B Part 21: 1976Ap&SS..41..121K Part 22: 1976ApJ...206..167P Part 23: 1976ApJ...208..135L Part 24: 1976ApJ...208...64L Part 25: 1979ApJ...228...95C Part 26: 1977ApJ...211..207H Part 27: 1978ApJ...219..947L Part 28: 1978ApJ...222..909W Part 29: 1978ApJ...220..582E Part 30: 1979ApJS...39..195C Part 31: 1979ApJ...229..994G Part 32: 1980ApJS...43..501C Part 33: 1979ApJ...228..419W Part 34: 1980ApJ...236..798W Part 35: 1980ApJS...42..283M Part 36: 1984ApJ...281..774C Part 38: 1982AJ.....87..849D
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