Infrared characters of all the host galaxies with the H2O megamaser have been studied. The most striking featureis the anticorrelation of S(60)/S(100) versus S(12)/S(25), and S(25)/S(60) versus S(12)/S(25). The anticorrelationin the tlux density ratio can been explained by coexistence of large and very small dust particles. The latter, whichare heated by absorption of single photon, are believed to be responsible for the bulk of 12μm radiation. If thephoton energy of the host galaxy is small, this implies large S(12)/S(25) and small S(60)/S(100). However, whenphoton energy density becomes larger, the infrared spectrum will peak at wavelengths ≤ 100 μm and enhanceemission at 25 μm. As a consequence small S(12)/S(25) and large S(60)/S(100) are observed.
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