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Name LIRG_MS
Title PRE-STARBURSTS IN LUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES
URL

http://nida.esac.esa.int/nida-sl-tap/data?RETRIEVAL_TYPE=OBSERVATION&PRODUCT_LEVEL=ALL&obsno=462002080
DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ney6zkk
Author LO, KWOK-YUNG
Description we propose cam imaging photometry in lw2 (5-8.5um) and lw3 (12-18um) filters on a set of 8 luminous ir galaxies (lirgs) and pht mapping observations at 60 um on the two largest of them in angular size. many of the most luminous ir galaxies (lirgs) are found in interacting or merging systems. although starbursts could be a natural explanation for the large ir luminosities observed, the triggering mechanisms for starbursts and the role of the galaxy-galaxy interaction and the large reservoir of molecular gas are not well understood. our iso sample was selected from a sample of 11 lirgs at different stages of an merging process from our high-resolution co survey with the newly expanded berkeley-s-maryland association (bima) millimeter-wave array. while our co study is aimed at tracing the evolution of the gas distribution at a resolution of 5 to 8 along an merging sequence of lirgs, the current iso study is to unveil the star formation activity at angular scales of 3 to 6 in mid-ir and to see where the bulk of the far-infrared emission comes from. with our emphasis on pre-starburst in luminous infrared galaxies, our proposed iso observations extend and complement the existing iso programs of lirgs which usually emphasize systems whose starburst phase has been well developed.
Instrument CAM01 , PHT32
Temporal Coverage 1997-02-20T07:29:03Z/1997-12-25T21:15:14Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was the worlds first true orbiting infrared observatory. Equipped with four highly-sophisticated and versatile scientific instruments, it was launched by Ariane in November 1995 and provided astronomers world-wide with a facility of unprecedented sensitivity and capabilities for a detailed exploration of the Universe at infrared wavelengths.
Creator Contact https://support.cosmos.esa.int/iso/
Date Published 1999-06-04T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2026-07-09
Keywords Infrared Space Observatory data, ESA ISO mission dataset, ISO infrared observations, mid-infrared astronomy data, far-infrared spectroscopy dataset, ISOCAM imaging data, ISOPHOT photometry data, SWS short wavelength spectrometer data, LWS long wavelength spectrometer data, infrared spectral line observations, infrared imaging survey data, dust emission infrared observations, star formation infrared dataset, interstellar medium spectroscopy data, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH features data, active galactic nuclei infrared observations, circumstellar envelope infrared data, planetary nebula infrared spectroscopy, extragalactic infrared survey data, calibrated ISO data products, FITS files infrared astronomy, spectral energy distribution infrared data, continuum photometry dataset, infrared spectral cubes, flux-calibrated infrared maps, ESA ISO Data Archive, legacy infrared space mission dataset
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, LO et al., 1999, 'PRE-STARBURSTS IN LUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ney6zkk
Rights Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license.