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Using [C II] 158 μm Emission from Isolated ISM Phases as a Star Formation Rate Indicator

Journal
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Sutter, Jessica
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Dale, Daniel A.
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Croxall, Kevin V.
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Pelligrini, Eric W.
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Smith, J. D. T.
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Appleton, Philip N.
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Beirão, Pedro
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Bolatto, Alberto D.
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Calzetti, Daniela
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Crocker, Alison
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De Looze, Ilse
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Draine, Bruce
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Galametz, Maud
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Groves, Brent A.
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Helou, George
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Herrera-Camus, Rodrigo
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Kennicutt, Robert C.
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Roussel, Hélène
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Wolfire, Mark G.
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Abstract
The brightest observed emission line in many star-forming galaxies is the [{{C}} {{II}}] 158 μm line, making it detectable up to z ∼ 7. In order to better understand and quantify the [{{C}} {{II}}] emission as a tracer of star formation, the theoretical ratio between the [{{N}} {{II}}] 205 μm emission and the [{{C}} {{II}}] 158 μm emission has been employed to empirically determine the fraction of [{{C}} {{II}}] emission that originates from the ionized and neutral phases of the interstellar medium (ISM). Sub-kiloparsec measurements of the [{{C}} {{II}}] 158 μm and [{{N}} {{II}}] 205 μm lines in nearby galaxies have recently become available as part of the Key Insights in Nearby Galaxies: a Far Infrared Survey with Herschel (KINGFISH) and Beyond the Peak programs. With the information from these two far-infrared lines along with the multi-wavelength suite of KINGFISH data, a calibration of the [{{C}} {{II}}] emission line as a star formation rate (SFR) indicator and a better understanding of the [{{C}} {{II}}] deficit are pursued. [{{C}} {{II}}] emission is also compared to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission in these regions to compare photoelectric heating from PAH molecules to cooling by [{{C}} {{II}}] in the neutral and ionized phases of the ISM. We find that the [{{C}} {{II}}] emission originating in the neutral phase of the ISM does not exhibit a deficit with respect to the infrared luminosity and is therefore preferred over the [{{C}} {{II}}] emission originating in the ionized phase of the ISM as an SFR indicator for the normal star-forming galaxies included in this sample.
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886
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1
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60
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0004-637X
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2019ApJ...886...60S
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