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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies: The SHINING Contribution to the Understanding of General Trends Javier Graciá-Carpio (MPE) on behalf of the SHINING team: E. Sturm (PI), S. Hailey-Dunsheath, J. Fischer, A. Contursi, A. Poglitsch, E. González-Alfonso, A. Sternberg, A. Verma, N. Christopher, R. Genzel, R. Davies, H. Feuchtgruber, J. A. de Jong, D. Lutz and L. Tacconi Stormy Cosmos | Pasadena | 04 / 11 / 2010 1 / 12

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies |

Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies:

The SHINING Contribution to the Understanding of General Trends

Javier Graciá-Carpio (MPE)

on behalf of the SHINING team:

E. Sturm (PI), S. Hailey-Dunsheath, J. Fischer, A. Contursi, A. Poglitsch,E. González-Alfonso, A. Sternberg, A. Verma, N. Christopher, R. Genzel, R. Davies,

H. Feuchtgruber, J. A. de Jong, D. Lutz and L. Tacconi

Stormy Cosmos | Pasadena | 04 / 11 / 2010 1 / 12

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | Introduction

SHINING

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« We aim to obtain a comprehensive view of the physical processes atwork in the interstellar medium of local galaxies... »

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | Introduction

SHINING

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« We aim to obtain a comprehensive view of the physical processes atwork in the interstellar medium of local galaxies ranging from objectswith moderately enhanced star formation to the most dense, energetic,and obscured environments in ultraluminous infrared galaxies... »

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | Introduction

SHINING

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« We aim to obtain a comprehensive view of the physical processes atwork in the interstellar medium of local galaxies ranging from objectswith moderately enhanced star formation to the most dense, energetic,and obscured environments in ultraluminous infrared galaxies andaround AGN »

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | Introduction

SHINING

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« We aim to obtain a comprehensive view of the physical processes atwork in the interstellar medium of local galaxies ranging from objectswith moderately enhanced star formation to the most dense, energetic,and obscured environments in ultraluminous infrared galaxies andaround AGN »

Eckhard Sturm et al.

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | Introduction

SHINING

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• Fine structure lines

• Molecular lines

• High-J CO lines

• Full PACS SEDs

• Resolved spatial information

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | Introduction

SHINING

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Far-infrared fine structure lines:

• PDR lines: [C II] 158µm, [O I] 145µm, [O I] 63µm

• HII lines: [N II] 122µm, [O III] 88µm, [N III] 57µm, [O III] 52µm

Sample:

• 9 local starbursts (M 82, NGC 253, M 83, ...)

• 18 Seyfert galaxies (NGC 1068, Cen A, Circinus, ...)

• 28 LIRGs and ULIRGs (NGC 4418, Arp 220, Mrk 231, ...)

• 5 high-z star forming galaxies (MIPS J142824.0, ...)

• 4 high-z AGNs (IRAS F10214, Cloverleaf, ...)

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | Introduction

SHINING

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Far-infrared fine structure lines:

• PDR lines: [C II] 158µm, [O I] 145µm, [O I] 63µm

• HII lines: [N II] 122µm, [O III] 88µm, [N III] 57µm, [O III] 52µm

Sample:

• 9 local starbursts (M 82, NGC 253, M 83, ...)

• 18 Seyfert galaxies (NGC 1068, Cen A, Circinus, ...)

• 28 LIRGs and ULIRGs (NGC 4418, Arp 220, Mrk 231, ...)

• 5 high-z star forming galaxies (MIPS J142824.0, ...)

• 4 high-z AGNs (IRAS F10214, Cloverleaf, ...)

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

The [CII] line deficit

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[ Brauher et al. 2008, ApJS 178: 280 ]

[ Luhman et al. 2003, ApJ 594: 758 ]

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

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[ Brauher et al. 2008, ApJS 178: 280 ]

[ Luhman et al. 2003, ApJ 594: 758 ]

[ Stacey et al. 2010, arXiv:1009.4216 ]

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

The [CII] line deficit

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[ Graciá-Carpio et al. 2010, submitted ]

[ Brauher et al. 2008, ApJS 178: 280 ]

[ Luhman et al. 2003, ApJ 594: 758 ]

[ Stacey et al. 2010, arXiv:1009.4216 ]

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

A general far-infrared line deficit

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

A general far-infrared line deficit

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

Two modes of star formation

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[ Genzel et al. 2010, MNRAS 407: 2091 ]

[ Daddi et al. 2010, ApJ 714: L118 ]

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Line emission vs. LFIR/MH2

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

Line emission vs. LFIR/MH2

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

Line emission vs. LFIR/MH2

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LFIR/MH2' 1–100 L� M�

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

A general far-infrared line deficit

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

Cloudy models

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

Cloudy models

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

Cloudy models

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

Cloudy models

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

Cloudy models

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | First results

Spatially resolved information

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M 82 [C II] 158µm

[ Contursi et al. 2010, in preparation ]

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Far-infrared Emission Lines in Galaxies | Conclusions

Conclusions

• LFIR/MH2is a good proxy for the relative brightness of the far-infrared fine

structure lines.

• We find line deficits in all the fine structure lines, regardless of their origin in theionized or neutral phase of the ISM.

• The LFIR/MH2threshold is similar to the limit that separates between the two

modes of star formation recently found in galaxies.

• High ionization parameters can explain the line deficits in the [C II], [O I] and[N II] lines. Further modeling is needed to explain the [N III] and [O III] lines.

• More to come!

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