The Mid-Infrared Properties of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies
Abstract
The unprecedented sensitivity of the Spitzer Space Telescope has enabled us for the first time to detect a large sample of Blue Compact Dwarf galaxies (BCDs), which are intrinsically faint in the infrared. In the present paper we present a summary of our findings which providing essential information on the presence/absence of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon features in metal-poor environments. In addition, using Spitzer/IRS high-resolution spectroscopy, we study the elemental abundances of neon and sulfur in BCDs and compare with the results from optical studies. Finally, we present an analysis of the mid- and far-infrared to radio correlation in low luminosity low metallicity galaxies.
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@article{arxiv.0802.1916,
title = {The Mid-Infrared Properties of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies},
author = {Yanling Wu and V. Charmandaris and J. R. Houck and J. Bernard-Salas and V. Lebouteiller},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.1916},
year = {2011}
}
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8 pages, conference proceeding for the 4th Spitzer conference