The Spectral Energy Distribution of Galaxies – SED 2011 (IAU S284) (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia)

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 8/30/2012
EAN 9781107019843, ISBN10: 1107019842

Hardcover, 533 pages, 25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm
Language: English

Recent observational developments are providing the first truly panchromatic view of galaxies, extending from the radio to TeV gamma rays. This is motivating the development of new models for the interpretation of spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of galaxies in terms of the formation, evolution and emission of stellar and accretion-driven sources of photons, the interaction of the photons with the gaseous and dust components of the interstellar medium, and high-energy processes involving cosmic rays. IAU Symposium 284 details progress in the development of such models, their relation to fundamental theory, and their application to the interpretation of the panchromatic emission from the Milky Way and nearby galaxies, connecting the latter with models for the evolution of the SEDs of distant galaxies and the extragalactic background light. IAU S284 is a useful resource for all researchers working with the copious amounts of multiwavelength data for galaxies now becoming available.

Preface
Introduction
Session 1. Population synthesis
Session 2. Understanding the emergent SEDs of local universe galaxies
1. Spiral and dwarf galaxies
2. Starburst galaxies and active galactic nuclei
3. Early type galaxies
4. Multiwavelength surveys
Session 3. Star-formation in galaxies
Session 4. The panchromatic view of the Milky Way
Session 5. Linking low- and high-energy properties of galaxies
Session 6. Understanding the cosmological evolution of emergent SEDs
Summary
Index.