A survey of merger remnants. III. Are merger remnants supported by rotation or anisotropy?

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 976-988

  Rothberg, B ^a   Joseph, R D ^b  

^a STScI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: formation; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: peculiar; Galaxies: structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749873255     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505491     Document Type: Review

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