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Revisiting the (V/sigma)-epsilon anisotropy diagram of early-type galaxies using integral-field kinematics

(2007)

Authors:

Michele Cappellari, R Bacon, Martin Bureau, RL Davies, PTD Zeeuw, E Emsellem, J Falcon-Barroso, D Krajnovic, H Kuntschner, RM McDermid, RF Peletier, M Sarzi, RCEVD Bosch, GVD Ven

Abstract:

We use integral-field observation of the stellar kinematics obtained with SAURON in combination with Schwarzschild dynamical models to revisit our understanding of the classic (V /σ) − ε anisotropy diagram of early-type galaxies.
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Peak Luminosities of the Hard States of GX 339-4: Implications for the Accretion Geometry, Disk Mass, and Black Hole Mass

The Astrophysical Journal American Astronomical Society 663:2 (2007) 1309-1314

Authors:

Wenfei Yu, Frederick K Lamb, Rob Fender, Michiel van der Klis
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A highly polarized radio jet during the 1998 outburst of the black hole transient XTE J1748–288

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Oxford University Press (OUP) 378:3 (2007) 1111-1117

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C Brocksopp, JCA Miller-Jones, RP Fender, BW Stappers
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Early-type galaxy formation history from GALEX-SAURON

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 3:S245 (2007) 193-194

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H Jeong, SK Yi, M Bureau, D Kranović, RL Davies
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Fast and slow rotators: The build-up of the red sequence

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 3:S245 (2007) 11-14

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E Emsellem, M Cappellari, D Krajnović, G Van De Ven, R Bacon, M Bureau, RL Davies, PT De Zeeuw, J Falcón-Barroso, H Kuntschner, RM McDermid, RF Peletier, M Sarzi, RCE Van Den Bosch

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Using the unique dataset obtained within the course of the SAURON project, a radically new view of the structure, dynamics and stellar populations of early-type galaxies has emerged. We show that galaxies come in two broad flavours (slow and fast rotators), depending on whether or not they exhibit clear large-scale rotation, as indicated via a robust measure of the specific angular momentum of baryons. This property is also linked with other physical characteristics of early-type galaxies, such as: the presence of dynamically decoupled cores, orbital structure and anisotropy, stellar populations and dark matter content. I here report on the observed link between this baryonic angular momentum and a mass sequence, and how this uniquely relates to the building of the red sequence via dissipative/dissipationless mergers and secular evolution. © 2008 Copyright International Astronomical Union 2008.
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