On Kinematic Substructure in the Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
Astrophysics
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
We present multifiber echelle radial velocity results for 551 stars in the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy and identify 294 stars as probable Sextans members. The projected velocity dispersion profile of the binned data remains flat to a maximum angular radius of . We introduce a nonparametric technique for estimating the projected velocity dispersion surface, and use this to search for kinematic substructure. Our data do not confirm previous reports of a kinematically distinct stellar population at the Sextans center. Instead we detect a region near the Sextans core radius that is kinematically colder than the overall Sextans sample with 95% confidence.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0603694,
title = {On Kinematic Substructure in the Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy},
author = {Matthew G. Walker and Mario Mateo and Edward W. Olszewski and Jayanta Kumar Pal and Bodhisattva Sen and Michael Woodroofe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0603694},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
accepted for publication in ApJ Letters; 4 figures (2 color)