SAURON: Observations of E/S0/Sa galaxies

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2002-06-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0206280v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

1 page, 1 figure, to appear in Revista Mexicana de Astrofisica y Astronomia Conf. Series

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We present results from a new and unique integral-field spectrograph, SAURON. It has a large field of view and high throughput and is primarily built for the study of stellar & gaseous kinematics and stellar populations in galaxies. Its aim is to carry out a systematic survey of the velocity fields, velocity dispersions, and line-strength distributions of nearby ellipticals, lenticular galaxies and spiral bulges. Its wide field is especially useful for the study of complicated velocity structures. Together with other spectroscopic data, images, and dynamical modelling, SAURON will help to constrain the intrinsic shapes, mass-to-light ratios, and stellar populations of early-type galaxies and spiral bulges.

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