Star formation and nuclear activity in luminous infrared galaxies: an infrared through radio review

M Perez-Torres, S Mattila, A Alonso-Herrero… - The Astronomy and …, 2021 - Springer
Nearby galaxies offer unique laboratories allowing multi-wavelength spatially resolved
studies of the interstellar medium, star formation and nuclear activity across a broad range of …

The applicability of far-infrared fine-structure lines as star formation rate tracers over wide ranges of metallicities and galaxy types

I De Looze, D Cormier, V Lebouteiller… - Astronomy & …, 2014 - aanda.org
Aims. We analyze the applicability of far-infrared fine-structure lines [Cii] 158 μm,[Oi] 63 μm,
and [Oiii] 88 μm to reliably trace the star formation rate (SFR) in a sample of low-metallicity …

A two-parameter model for the infrared/submillimeter/radio spectral energy distributions of galaxies and active galactic nuclei

DA Dale, G Helou, GE Magdis, L Armus… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT A two-parameter semi-empirical model is presented for the spectral energy
distributions of galaxies with contributions to their infrared–submillimeter–radio emission …

Fast molecular outflows in luminous galaxy mergers: evidence for quasar feedback from Herschel

S Veilleux, M Meléndez, E Sturm… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the results from a systematic search for molecular (OH 119 μm) outflows with
Herschel/PACS in a sample of 43 nearby (z< 0.3) galaxy mergers, mostly ultraluminous …

Growing supermassive black holes in the late stages of galaxy mergers are heavily obscured

C Ricci, FE Bauer, E Treister… - Monthly Notices of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Mergers of galaxies are thought to cause significant gas inflows to the inner parsecs, which
can activate rapid accretion on to supermassive black holes (SMBHs), giving rise to active …

An atlas of galaxy spectral energy distributions from the ultraviolet to the mid-infrared

MJI Brown, J Moustakas, JDT Smith… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an atlas of 129 spectral energy distributions for nearby galaxies, with
wavelength coverage spanning from the ultraviolet to the mid-infrared. Our atlas spans a …

GOALS-JWST: Mid-infrared Spectroscopy of the Nucleus of NGC 7469

L Armus, T Lai, KL Larson, T Diaz-Santos… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present mid-infrared spectroscopic observations of the nucleus of the nearby Seyfert
galaxy NGC 7469 taken with the MIRI instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope …

Explaining the [C II] 157.7 μm deficit in luminous infrared galaxies—first results from a Herschel/PACS study of the GOALS sample

T Díaz-Santos, L Armus, V Charmandaris… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first results of a survey of the [C ii] 157.7 μm emission line in 241 luminous
infrared galaxies (LIRGs) comprising the Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) …

A hard X-ray view of luminous and ultra-luminous infrared galaxies in GOALS–I. AGN obscuration along the merger sequence

C Ricci, GC Privon, RW Pfeifle, L Armus… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The merger of two or more galaxies can enhance the inflow of material from galactic scales
into the close environments of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), obscuring and feeding the …

The Herschel Comprehensive (U) LIRG emission survey (HERCULES): CO ladders, fine structure lines, and neutral gas cooling

MJF Rosenberg, PP Van Der Werf, S Aalto… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT (Ultra) luminous infrared galaxies ((U) LIRGs) are objects characterized by their
extreme infrared (8–1000 μm) luminosities (L LIRG> 10 11 L☉ and L ULIRG> 10 12 L☉) …