Evidence for a new elliptical-galaxy paradigm: Sérsic and core galaxies

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 127, Issue 4 1780, 2004, Pages 1917-1942

  Trujillo, I ^a   Erwin, Peter ^b   Ramos, A Asensio ^b   Graham, Alister W ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxies: nuclei; Galaxies: photometry; Galaxies: structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442544301     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/382712     Document Type: Article

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