HERUS: The Far-IR/Submm Spectral Energy Distributions of Local ULIRGs &
Photometric Atlas
Photometric Atlas
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Abstract
We present the Herschel-SPIRE photometric atlas for a complete flux limited
sample of 43 local Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs), selected at
60${\mu}$m by IRAS, as part of the HERschel ULIRG Survey (HERUS). Photometry
observations were obtained using the SPIRE instrument at 250, 350 and
500${\mu}$m. We describe these observations, present the results, and combine
the new observations with data from IRAS to examine the far-IR spectral energy
distributions (SEDs) of these sources. We fit the observed SEDs of HERUS
objects with a simple parameterised modified black body model where temperature
and emissivity $\beta$ are free parameters. We compare the fitted values to
those of non-ULIRG local galaxies, and find, in agreement with earlier results,
that HERUS ULIRGs have warmer dust (median temperature T = 37.9+/-4.7 K
compared to 21.3+/-3.4 K) but a similar $\beta$ distribution (median $\beta$ =
1.7 compared to 1.8) to the Herschel reference sample (HRS, Cortese et al.,
2014) galaxies. Dust masses are found to be in the range of 10^7.5 to 10^9 Msun
significantly higher than that of Herschel Reference Sample (HRS) sources. We
compare our results for local ULIRGs with higher redshift samples selected at
250 and 850${\mu}$m. These latter sources generally have cooler dust and/or
redder 100-to-250 ${\mu}$m colours than our 60${\mu}$m-selected ULIRGs. We show
that this difference may in part be the result of the sources being selected at
different wavelengths rather than being a simple indication of rapid evolution
in the properties of the population.
sample of 43 local Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs), selected at
60${\mu}$m by IRAS, as part of the HERschel ULIRG Survey (HERUS). Photometry
observations were obtained using the SPIRE instrument at 250, 350 and
500${\mu}$m. We describe these observations, present the results, and combine
the new observations with data from IRAS to examine the far-IR spectral energy
distributions (SEDs) of these sources. We fit the observed SEDs of HERUS
objects with a simple parameterised modified black body model where temperature
and emissivity $\beta$ are free parameters. We compare the fitted values to
those of non-ULIRG local galaxies, and find, in agreement with earlier results,
that HERUS ULIRGs have warmer dust (median temperature T = 37.9+/-4.7 K
compared to 21.3+/-3.4 K) but a similar $\beta$ distribution (median $\beta$ =
1.7 compared to 1.8) to the Herschel reference sample (HRS, Cortese et al.,
2014) galaxies. Dust masses are found to be in the range of 10^7.5 to 10^9 Msun
significantly higher than that of Herschel Reference Sample (HRS) sources. We
compare our results for local ULIRGs with higher redshift samples selected at
250 and 850${\mu}$m. These latter sources generally have cooler dust and/or
redder 100-to-250 ${\mu}$m colours than our 60${\mu}$m-selected ULIRGs. We show
that this difference may in part be the result of the sources being selected at
different wavelengths rather than being a simple indication of rapid evolution
in the properties of the population.
Date Issued
2017-12-14
Date Acceptance
2017-12-11
Citation
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2017, 475 (2), pp.2097-2121
ISSN
0035-8711
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Start Page
2097
End Page
2121
Journal / Book Title
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume
475
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2017 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Imperial College Trust
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Identifier
http://arxiv.org/abs/1712.04843v1
Grant Number
ST/F012373/1
ST/G001901/1
ST/G003874/1
ST/J004812/1
ST/J001368/1
N/A
ST/K006401/1
ST/M003558/1
ST/P000568/1
ST-N000838
ST/N000838/1
Subjects
astro-ph.GA
astro-ph.GA
Notes
Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Publication Status
Published