H. Wozniak et al., ISOCAM IMAGES AT 6.75 MU-M AND 15 MU-M - THE CIRCUMNUCLEAR REGION OF NGC 4321 (M 100), Astronomy and astrophysics, 330(1), 1998, pp. 5-8
We present ISOCAM images (1.5 '' px(-1)) in the LW2 (6.75 mu m) and LW
3 (15 mu m) broad band filters of the circumnuclear starburst of NGC 4
321 (M 100). A detailed comparison with the emission at other waveleng
ths (U, B, H alpha, and CO) is also presented. The nature and intensit
y of the mid-infrared emission is shown to be remarkably different fro
m one star forming region to the next. For instance, star forming regi
ons at the ends of the nuclear bar may contain enshrouded Wolf-Rayet s
tars.