Tracing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Warm Dust Emission in the Seyfert Galaxy NGC 1068

• Published in: The Astronomical journal Vol. 134; no. 5; pp. 2086 - 2097
• Main Authors: Howell, Justin H, Mazzarella, Joseph M, Chan, Ben H. P, Lord, Steven, Surace, Jason A, Frayer, David T, Appleton, P. N, Armus, Lee, Evans, Aaron S, Bothun, Greg, Ishida, Catherine M, Kim, Dong-Chan, Jensen, Joseph B, Madore, Barry F, Sanders, David B, Schulz, Bernhard, Vavilkin, Tatjana, Veilleux, Sylvain, Xu, Kevin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.11.2007

We present a study of the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 1068 using mid- and far-infrared data acquired with the IRAC, IRS, and MIPS instruments aboard the Spitzer Space Telescope. The images show extensive 8 and 24 mm emission coinciding with star formation in the inner spiral approximately 15'...