Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 2003
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003ap%26ss.284..401k&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, v. 284, Issue 2, p. 401-404 (2003).
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Simulation, Galaxies, Ellipticals
Scientific paper
We use semi-analytical modelling of galaxy formation to predict the mix of elliptical galaxies with boxy and disky isophotes, assuming they originated from major mergers of different mass ratios. Numerical simulations of merging spiral galaxies indicate equal mass mergers leading to boxy and merger with a mass ratio of 3:1 to disky ellipticals. Assigning isophotal shapes to elliptical galaxies in our model we find bright disky ellipticals being as frequent or more frequent as bright boxy ellipticals, in contrast to observations which indicate that most of the bright ellipticals should be boxy. The precursors of bright ellipticals in our model are mainly also ellipticals which merge with each other later. Assuming that the merger of two ellipticals results in boxy ellipticals increases the fraction of bright boxy ellipticals. By defining a disky as a bulge dominated galaxy with an additional disk mass of more than 20% the total baryonic mass, increases the fraction of low mass disky ellipticals and reproduces the observed trend of a steep increase in the fraction of low mass disky ellipticals.
Burkert Andreas
Khochfar Sadegh
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