The SAURON project — II. Sample and early results

T. de Zeeuw, P.; Bureau, Martin; Emsellem, Éric; Bacon, Roland; M. Carollo, C.; Copin, Y.; L. Davies, Roger; Kuntschner, H.; W. Miller, Bryan; Monnet, G.; F. Peletier, R.; K. Verolme, E.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05059.x

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The SAURON project — II. Sample and early results

Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society • Jan 1, 2002

Authors:

P. T. de Zeeuw

Martin Bureau

Éric Emsellem

Abstract

Early results are reported from the SAURON survey of the kinematics and stellar populations of a representative sample of nearby E, S0 and Sa galaxies. The survey is aimed at determining the intrinsic shape of the galaxies, their orbital structure, the mass-to-light ratio as a function of radius, th...

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Physics

Astrophysics

Stellar kinematics

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