TY  - GEN 
AU  - Lisenfeld , Ute
AU  - Verdes-Montenegro, L.
AU  - Sulentic, J.
AU  - Leon, S.
AU  - Espada Fernández, Daniel
AU  - Bergond, G.
AU  - García, E.
AU  - Sabater, J.
AU  - Santander-Vela, J. D.
AU  - Verley, Simon
PY  - 2007
SN  - 0004-6361
SN  - 1432-0746
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10481/28406
AB  - Aims. We describe the mid- (MIR) and far- (FIR) infrared properties of a large (-1000) sample of the most isolated galaxies in the local Universe. This sample is intended as a "nurture-free'' zero point against which more environmentally influenced...
AB  - Methods. We reprocess IRAS MIR/FIR survey data using the ADDSCAN/SCANPI utility for 1030 out of 1050 galaxies from the Catalogue of Isolated Galaxies (CIG) as part of the AMIGA project. We focus on diagnostics (FIR luminosity  $L_{\rm FIR}$, ...
AB  - Results. The distribution of  $\log(L_{\rm FIR})$ sharply peaks from 9.0-10.5, with very few (<2%) galaxies above 10.5. Review of available optical images of the most FIR luminous galaxies finds the majority likely to be interacting systems missed in...
AB  - Conclusions. The results indicate that the FIR emission is a variable enhanced by interaction, and that our sample probably shows the lowest possible mean value. This attests to the utility of our sample for defining a nurture-free zero point.
LA  - spa
PB  - European Southern Observatory (ESO); Springer Verlag
KW  - Galaxies
KW  - Evolution
KW  - Interactions
KW  - Luminosity function
KW  - Mass function
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Infrared
TI  - The AMIGA sample of isolated galaxies: III IRAS data and infrared diagnostics
DO  - 10.1051/0004-6361:20066144
ER  -