A SAURON view of galaxies

E. K. Verolme; Michele Cappellari; Glenn van de Ven; P. T. Zeeuw; Roland Bacon; Martin Bureau; Y. Copin; R. L. Davies; Eric Emsellem; Harald Kuntschner; R McDermid; BW Miller; Reynier F. Peletier

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-45040-5_22

A SAURON view of galaxies

E. K. Verolme, Michele Cappellari, Glenn van de Ven, P. T. Zeeuw, Roland Bacon, Martin Bureau, Y. Copin, R. L. Davies, Eric Emsellem, Harald Kuntschner, R McDermid, BW Miller, Reynier F. Peletier

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We have measured the two-dimensional kinematics and line-strength distributions of 72 representative nearby early-type galaxies, out to approximately one effective radius, with our panoramic integral-field spectrograph SAURON. The resulting maps reveal a rich variety in kinematical structures and linestrength distributions, indicating that early-type galaxies are more complex systems than often assumed. We are building detailed dynamical models for these galaxies, to derive their intrinsic shape and dynamical structure, and to determine the mass of the supermassive central black hole. Here we focus on two examples, the compact elliptical M32 and the E3 galaxy NGC4365. These objects represent two extreme cases: M32 has very regular kinematics which can be represented accurately by an axisymmetric model in which all stars rotate around the short axis, while NGC4365 is a triaxial galaxy with a prominent kinematically decoupled core, with an inner core that rotates about an axis that is nearly perpendicular to the rotation axis of the main body of the galaxy. Our dynamical models for these objects demonstrate that two-dimensional observations are essential for deriving the intrinsic orbital structure and dark matter content of galaxies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Galaxies and chaos
Editors	George Contopoulos, Nikos Voglis
Place of Publication	Berlin, Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer, Springer Nature
Pages	279-285
Number of pages	7
Volume	626
ISBN (Print)	3540404708, 9783540404705
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45040-5_22
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Workshop on Galaxies and Chaos - ATHENS, Greece Duration: 16 Sept 2002 → 19 Sept 2002

Publication series

Name	LECTURE NOTES IN PHYSICS
Publisher	SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN
Volume	626
ISSN (Print)	0075-8450

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Conference	International Workshop on Galaxies and Chaos
Country/Territory	Greece
City	ATHENS
Period	16/09/02 → 19/09/02

Keywords

BLACK-HOLE MASS
ELLIPTIC GALAXIES
TRIAXIAL GALAXIES
INTRINSIC SHAPES
MODELS
NGC-4365
M32
SYSTEMS

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Verolme, E. K., Cappellari, M., de Ven, G. V., Zeeuw, P. T., Bacon, R., Bureau, M., Copin, Y., Davies, R. L., Emsellem, E., Kuntschner, H., McDermid, R., Miller, BW., & Peletier, R. F. (2003). A SAURON view of galaxies. In G. Contopoulos, & N. Voglis (Eds.), Galaxies and chaos (Vol. 626, pp. 279-285). (LECTURE NOTES IN PHYSICS; Vol. 626). Springer, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45040-5_22

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Verolme, EK, Cappellari, M, de Ven, GV, Zeeuw, PT, Bacon, R, Bureau, M, Copin, Y, Davies, RL, Emsellem, E, Kuntschner, H, McDermid, R, Miller, BW & Peletier, RF 2003, A SAURON view of galaxies. in G Contopoulos & N Voglis (eds), Galaxies and chaos. vol. 626, LECTURE NOTES IN PHYSICS, vol. 626, Springer, Springer Nature, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 279-285, International Workshop on Galaxies and Chaos, ATHENS, Greece, 16/09/02. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45040-5_22

A SAURON view of galaxies. / Verolme, E. K.; Cappellari, Michele; de Ven, Glenn van et al.
Galaxies and chaos. ed. / George Contopoulos; Nikos Voglis. Vol. 626 Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, Springer Nature, 2003. p. 279-285 (LECTURE NOTES IN PHYSICS; Vol. 626).

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