Modern Techniques in Galaxy Kinematics: Results from Planetary Nebula Spectroscopy
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We have observed planetary nebulae (PNe) in several early-type galaxies using new techniques on 4- to 8-meter-class telescopes. We obtain the first large data sets (~ 100 velocities each) of PN kinematics in galaxies at > 15 Mpc, and present some preliminary dynamical results.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0208118,
title = {Modern Techniques in Galaxy Kinematics: Results from Planetary Nebula Spectroscopy},
author = {Aaron J. Romanowsky and Nigel G. Douglas and Konrad Kuijken and Magda Arnaboldi and Joris Gerssen and Michael R. Merrifield},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0208118},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Proceedings of IAU Symposium 209