Investigating the Merger Origin of Early-type Galaxies using Ultra-deep Optical Images
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Cambridge University Press (CUP) 6:S277 (2010) 238-241
Dark matter and the Tully-Fisher relations of spiral and S0 galaxies
AIP Conference Proceedings 1240 (2010) 431-432
Abstract:
We construct mass models of 28 S0-Sb galaxies. The models have an axisymmetric stellar component and a NFW dark halo and are constrained by observed KS-band photometry and stellar kinematics. The median dark halo virial mass is 1012.8 M鈯, and the median dark/total mass fraction is 20% within a sphere of radius r1/2, the intrinsic half-light radius, and 50% within R25. We compare the Tully-Fisher relations of the spirals and S0s in the sample and find that S0s are 0.5 mag fainter than spirals at KS-band and 0.2 dex less massive for a given rotational velocity. We use this result to rule out scenarios in which spirals are transformed into S0s by processes which truncate star formation without affecting galaxy dynamics or structure, and raise the possibility of a break in homology between spirals and S0s. 漏 2010 American Institute of Physics.Molecular gas and star formation in early-type galaxies
(2010)
The Tully-Fisher relations of early-type spiral and S0 galaxies
(2010)
Formation of Slowly Rotating Elliptical Galaxies in Major Mergers. A Resolution Study
AIP Conference Proceedings AIP Publishing 1240:1 (2010) 405-406