Red thick disks of nearby galaxies

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2004-11-09

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0411231v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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10.1086/427248

Edge on systems reveal the properties of disk galaxies as a function of height, z, above the plane. Four local edge-on galaxies, that are close enough to have been resolved into stars by the Hubble Space Telescope, show thick disks, composed of a red stellar population, which is old and relatively metal rich. Color gradients, d(V-I)/dz, are zero or slightly positive. Favored models may have an explicit thick disk formation phase.

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