NGC 520: AN Anomalous Galaxy Merger?

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Sep 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001cxo..prop..888r&link_type=abstract

Chandra Proposal ID #03600427

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Chandra Proposal Id #03600427

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NGC 520 is one of the closest merging galaxy systems, and its properties are clearly anomalous in comparison to other galaxies at a similar merger stage. In testing our understanding of the important process of galaxy merging, such an exceptional case is of great value. We propose to map the properties of NGC 520 in detail with Chandra, in order to resolve the contributions to its X-ray luminosity, and to compare it with a sample of `normal' merging systems. This will help us to understand the diversity in the properties of merging galaxies in terms of the nature of the progenitor galaxies and the dynamics of the merger process.

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