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Published October 2, 2003 | Version public
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Mass Distributions in Early-Type Galaxy Halos

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  • 1. ROR icon University of Groningen
  • 2. ROR icon University of Nottingham
  • 3. ROR icon Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
  • 4. ROR icon Australian National University
  • 5. ROR icon California Institute of Technology

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Abstract

One of the most promising avenues for determining the distribution of mass in the outer parts of early-type galaxies is through the kinematics of planetary nebulae (PNe). We have used new techniques and instrumentation on the WHT and the VLT to obtain velocities for hundreds of PNe around several nearby galaxies. We show simple mass models and describe more rigorous orbit modeling methods for the combined analysis of different dynamical constraints in galaxy halos.

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© 2003 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. First Online: 02 October 2003.

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103827
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10.1007/10899892_19
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CaltechAUTHORS:20200610-141025148

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2020-06-10
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ESO Astrophysics Symposia