The Contribution of Evolved Stars to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Heating and Implications for Estimating Star Formation Rates
Emission from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is a promising tool for estimating star formation rate (SFR) in galaxies, but the origin of its sources of excitation, which include not only young but possibly also old stars, remains uncertain. We analyze Spitzer mid-infrared mapping-mode spect...
Main Authors: | Lulu Zhang, Luis C. Ho |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2023-01-01
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Series: | The Astrophysical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acab60 |
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