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Paper: A Simple Model For Mid-Infrared Emission from Normal Galaxies
Volume: 381, The Second Annual Spitzer Science Center Conference: Infrared Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution
Page: 337
Authors: Nikolic, B.; Alexander, P.; Ford, D.
Abstract: We have combined up-to-date stellar population synthesis models, a simple radiative transfer approach, and a fully comprehensive dust model with the aim of developing a simple but quantitative way of interpreting the midinfrared spectra of galaxies. We apply these models to the observed correlations of mid-infrared luminosities (at 8 and 24 μm) with the star-formation rate of normal galaxies and find that the observations are naturally reproduced by our models. We further find that the observed 24 μm correlation places a weak constraint on relative distribution of dust and stars.
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