On The Far-IR and Sub-MM Spectra of Spiral Galaxies.

01 January 1988

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We compare 160microns and 360microns photometric measurements of three normal spiral galaxies with theoretical models and observations at other wavelengths. Our observations indicate that on average spirals have few large, cold grains, in apparent discrepancy with the 1.3 mm measurements of Chini et al. (1986).