Quadruple-Peaked Line-of-Sight Velocity Distributions in Shell Galaxies
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | ENVIRONMENT AND THE FORMATION OF GALAXIES: 30 YEARS LATER: PROCEEDINGS OF SYMPOSIUM 2 OF JENAM 2010 |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20285-8_45 |
| Field | Astronomy and astrophysics |
| Keywords | galaxies: interactions; galaxies: N-body simulations; galaxies: shell galaxies |
| Description | We present an improved study of the expected shape of the line-of-sight velocity distribution in shell galaxies. We found a simple analytical expression connecting prominent and in principle observable characteristics of the line profile and mass-distribution of the galaxy. The prediction was compared with the results from a test-particle simulation of a radial merger. |
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