Do galaxy mergers form elliptical galaxies? A comparison of kinematic and photometric properties

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 309, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 585-592

  James, Phil ^a   Bate, Cheryl ^a   Wells, Martyn ^b   Wright, Gillian ^b   Doyon, René ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UK ASTRONOMY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: stellar content; Galaxies: structure

Indexed keywords

INFRARED DEVICES; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES; ELLIPTICALS; GALAXIES: ELLIPTICAL AND LENTICULAR CD; GALAXIES: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; GALAXIES: INTERACTIONS; GALAXIES:STRUCTURE; GALAXY EVOLUTION; GALAXY:STELLAR CONTENT; K BANDS; KINEMATICS PROPERTIES;

GALAXIES;

EID: 0001471850     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02903.x     Document Type: Review

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