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SAURON: An innovative look at early-type galaxies

ASTR SOC P 273 (2002) 53-62

Authors:

M Bureau, M Cappellari, Y Copin, EK Verolme, PT de Zeeuw, R Bacon, E Emsellem, RL Davies, H Kuntschner, R McDermid, BW Miller, RF Peletier

Abstract:

A summary of the SAURON project and its current status is presented. SAURON is a panoramic integral-field spectrograph designed to study the stellar kinematics, gaseous kinematics, and stellar populations of spheroids. Here, the sample of galaxies and its properties axe described. The instrument is detailed and its capabilities illustrated through observational examples. These includes results on the structure of central stellar disks, the kinematics and ionization state of gaseous disks, and the stellar populations of galaxies with decoupled cores.
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Scientific potential of enhancing the integral-field spectrometer SPIFFI with a large detector and high spectral resolution

ESO ASTROPHY SYMP (2002) 149-157

Authors:

F Eisenhauer, P van der Werf, N Thatte, T de Zeeuw, M Tecza, M Franx, C Iserlohe

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SPIFFI is the near-infrared integral-field spectrometer for the VLT. Assisted by the SINFONI adaptive optics module, the instrument will be offered to the astronomical community in 2004. We outline the scientific rationale for infrared integral-field spectroscopy at the VLT, and specifically for the enhancement of SPIFFI with a larger detector and higher spectral resolution gratings. We give examples of a broad variety of astronomical research which will gain specifically from the high angular and spectral resolution provided by SPIFFI, including studies of high red-shift galaxies, merging galaxies, starburst galaxies, superstar clusters, galactic nuclei, extra-solar planets, and circum-stellar discs.
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The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: a targeted study of catalogued clusters of galaxies

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 329:1 (2002) 87-101

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R De Propris, WJ Couch, M Colless, GB Dalton, C Collins, CM Baugh, J Bland-Hawthorn, T Bridges, R Cannon, S Cole, N Cross, K Deeley, SP Driver, G Efstathiou, RS Ellis, CS Frenk, K Glazebrook, C Jackson, O Lahav, I Lewis, S Lumsden, S Maddox, D Madgwick, S Moody, P Norberg, JA Peacock, W Percival, BA Peterson, W Sutherland, K Taylor
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The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey:: the bJ-band galaxy luminosity function and survey selection function

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 336:3 (2002) 907-931

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P Norberg, S Cole, CM Baugh, CS Frenk, I Baldry, J Bland-Hawthorn, T Bridges, R Cannon, M Colless, C Collins, W Couch, NJG Cross, G Dalton, R De Propris, SP Driver, G Efstathiou, RS Ellis, K Glazebrook, C Jackson, O Lahav, I Lewis, S Lumsden, S Maddox, D Madgwick, JA Peacock, BA Peterson, W Sutherland, K Taylor
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The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: galaxy luminosity functions per spectral type

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 333:1 (2002) 133-144

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DS Madgwick, O Lahav, IK Baldry, CM Baugh, J Bland-Hawthorn, T Bridges, R Cannon, S Cole, M Colless, C Collins, W Couch, G Dalton, R De Propris, SP Driver, G Efstathiou, RS Ellis, CS Frenk, K Glazebrook, C Jackson, I Lewis, S Lumsden, S Maddox, P Norberg, JA Peacock, BA Peterson, W Sutherland, K Taylor
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