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A simple model to interpret the ultraviolet, optical and infrared emission from galaxies

A simple model to interpret the ultraviolet, optical and infrared emission from galaxies

We present a simple, largely empirical but physically motivated model to interpret the mid- and far-infrared spectral energy distributions of galaxies consistently with the emission at ultraviolet, optical and near-infrared wavelengths. Our model relies on an existing angle-averaged prescription to compute the absorption of starlight by dust in stellar birth …