We propose to use the SPIRE and PACS instruments on Herschel to measure theemission spectrum from dust as well as important cooling lines from the gaseous interstellar medium in sample of 13 very nearby galaxies (M51, M81, NGC2403, NGC891, M83, M82, Arp220, NGC4038/39, NGC1068, NGC4151, CenA, NGC4125, and NGC205). These galaxies have been chosen to probe as wide a regionin galaxy parameter space as possible while maximizing the achievable spatialresolution and are already well-studied from X-ray and optical throughto radio wavelengths. The far-infrared and submillimeter wavelengths probed byHerschel are absolutely crucial for understanding the physical processesand properties of the interstellar medium,the interplay between star formation and the interstellar medium in galaxies, and how they may depend on the wider galaxian environment.
Publication
Investigating the growing population of massive quiescent galaxies at cosmic noon | Sherman Sydney et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | null | null | 2020MNRAS.499.4239S |
Probing the spectral shape of dust emission with the DustPedia galaxy sample | Nersesian Angelos et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | null | null | 2021MNRAS.506.3986N |
DustPedia: the relationships between stars gas and dust for galaxies residing in different environments | Davies J. I. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2019A&A...626A..63D |
Old and young stellar populations in DustPedia galaxies and their role in dust heating | Nersesian A. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2019A&A...624A..80N |
Updated 34-band Photometry for the Sings/KINGFISH Samples of Nearby Galaxies | Dale D. A. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 837 Issue 1 article id. 90 20 pp. (2017). | 837 | 10.3847/1538-4357/aa6032 | 2017ApJ...837...90D | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ApJ...837...90D
A Survey of the Molecular ISM Properties of Nearby Galaxies Using the Herschel FTS | Kamenetzky J. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 795 Issue 2 article id. 174 39 pp. (2014). | 795 | 10.1088/0004-637X/795/2/174 | 2014ApJ...795..174K | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJ...795..174K
Revisiting the Integrated Star Formation Law. II. Starbursts and the Combined Global Schmidt Law | Kennicutt Robert C. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal | null | null | 2021ApJ...908...61K |
Warm and cold molecular gas conditions modelled in 87 galaxies observed by the Herschel SPIRE Fourier transform spectrometer | Kamenetzky J. et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Volume 471 Issue 3 p.2917-2931 | 471 | 10.1093/mnras/stx1595 | 2017MNRAS.471.2917K | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MNRAS.471.2917K
Global Star Formation Rates and Dust Emission over the Galaxy Interaction Sequence | Lanz Lauranne et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 768 Issue 1 article id. 90 33 pp. (2013). | 768 | 10.1088/0004-637X/768/1/90 | 2013ApJ...768...90L | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013ApJ...768...90L
DustPedia: A Definitive Study of Cosmic Dust in the Local Universe | Davies J. I. et al. | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Volume 129 Issue 974 pp. 044102 (2017). | 129 | 10.1088/1538-3873/129/974/044102 | 2017PASP..129d4102D | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017PASP..129d4102D
Dust Scattering and the Radiation Pressure Force in the M82 Superwind | Coker Carl T. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 778 Issue 1 article id. 79 9 pp. (2013). | 778 | 10.1088/0004-637X/778/1/79 | 2013ApJ...778...79C | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013ApJ...778...79C
SOFIA Far-infrared Imaging Polarimetry of M82 and NGC 253: Exploring the Supergalactic Wind | Jones Terry Jay et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume 870 Issue 1 article id. L9 11 pp. (2019). | 870 | 10.3847/2041-8213/aaf8b9 | 2019ApJ...870L...9J | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019ApJ...870L...9J
DustPedia: Multiwavelength photometry and imagery of 875 nearby galaxies in 42 ultraviolet-microwave bands | Clark C. J. R. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 609 id.A37 30 pp. | 609 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201731419 | 2018A&A...609A..37C | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A%26A...609A..37C
FIR colours and SEDs of nearby galaxies observed with Herschel | Boselli A. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume 518 id.L61 5 pp. | 518 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201014534 | 2010A&A...518L..61B | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010A%26A...518L..61B
Extragalactic Magnetism with SOFIA (SALSA Legacy Program). III. First Data Release and On-the-fly Polarization Mapping Characterization | Lopez-Rodriguez Enrique et al. | The Astrophysical Journal | null | null | 2022ApJ...936...65L |
The evolving far-IR galaxy luminosity function and dust-obscured star formation rate density out to z5. | Koprowski M. P. et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Volume 471 Issue 4 p.4155-4169 | 471 | 10.1093/mnras/stx1843 | 2017MNRAS.471.4155K | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MNRAS.471.4155K
CO Excitation Molecular Gas Density and Interstellar Radiation Field in Local and High-redshift Galaxies | Liu Daizhong et al. | The Astrophysical Journal | null | null | 2021ApJ...909...56L |
A nearby galaxy perspective on dust evolution. Scaling relations and constraints on the dust build-up in galaxies with the DustPedia and DGS samples | Galliano Frederic et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2021A&A...649A..18G |
Reproducing the Universe: a comparison between the EAGLE simulations and the nearby DustPedia galaxy sample | Trcka Ana et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | null | null | 2020MNRAS.494.2823T |
Extragalactic Magnetism with SOFIA (SALSA Legacy Program). IV. Program Overview and First Results on the Polarization Fraction | Lopez-Rodriguez Enrique et al. | The Astrophysical Journal | null | null | 2022ApJ...936...92L |
Variations of the ISM Compactness Across the Main Sequence of Star Forming Galaxies: Observations and Simulations | Martinez-Galarza J. R. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 817 Issue 1 article id. 76 18 pp. (2016). | 817 | 10.3847/0004-637X/817/1/76 | 2016ApJ...817...76M | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016ApJ...817...76M
Simulated Galaxy Interactions as Probes of Merger Spectral Energy Distributions | Lanz Lauranne et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 785 Issue 1 article id. 39 20 pp. (2014). | 785 | 10.1088/0004-637X/785/1/39 | 2014ApJ...785...39L | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJ...785...39L
Dust emissivity and absorption cross section in DustPedia late-type galaxies | Bianchi S. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2019A&A...631A.102B |
SPIRE imaging of M 82: Cool dust in the wind and tidal streams | Roussel H. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume 518 id.L66 5 pp. | 518 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201014567 | 2010A&A...518L..66R | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010A%26A...518L..66R
L.CO/LFIR Relations with CO Rotational Ladders of Galaxies Across the Herschel SPIRE Archive | Kamenetzky J. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 829 Issue 2 article id. 93 16 pp. (2016). | 829 | 10.3847/0004-637X/829/2/93 | 2016ApJ...829...93K | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016ApJ...829...93K
Fraction of bolometric luminosity absorbed by dust in DustPedia galaxies | Bianchi S. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 620 id.A112 21 pp. | 620 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201833699 | 2018A&A...620A.112B | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A%26A...620A.112B
UV to submillimetre luminosity functions of TNG50 galaxies | Trcka Ana et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | null | null | 2022MNRAS.516.3728T |
Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth cornerstone mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities.
European Space Agency, wilson et al., 2010, 'Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium of Very Nearby Galaxies', SPG v14.2.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-q83sxpo
