Image Stacking Analysis of SDSS Galaxies with AKARI Far-Infrared Surveyor Maps at 65μm, 90μm, and 140μm [GA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1512.02768


We perform image stacking analysis of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) photometric galaxies over the AKARI Far-Infrared Surveyor (FIS) maps at 65{\mu}m, 90{\mu}m, and 140{\mu}m. The resulting image profiles are decomposed into the central galaxy component (single term) and the nearby galaxy component (clustering term), as a function of the r-band magnitude, m_r of the central galaxy. We find that the mean far-infrared (FIR) flux of a galaxy with magnitude m_r is well fitted with f^s_{90{\mu}m}=13*10^{0.306(18-m_r)}[mJy]. The FIR amplitude of the clustering term is consistent with that expected from the angular-correlation function of the SDSS galaxies, but galaxy morphology dependence needs to be taken into account for a more quantitative conclusion. We also fit the spectral energy distribution of stacked galaxies at 65{\mu}m, 90{\mu}m, and 140{\mu}m, and derive a mean dust temperature of ~30K. This is consistent with the typical dust temperature of galaxies that are FIR luminous and individually detected.

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T. Okabe, T. Kashiwagi, Y. Suto, et. al.
Thu, 10 Dec 15
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Comments: 19 pages, 17 figures, 3tables, accepted for publication in PASJ