A Chandra Study of Field Early-Type Galaxies

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Sep 2008

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Chandra proposal ID #10610898

Computer Science

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Recent Chandra observations show that a large fraction of early-type galaxies in groups and clusters retain hot gas halos. However, the properties of these halos are consistent with the idea that they have been significantly reduced by environmental effects like ram-pressure stripping and evaporation. To quantify the importance of such mechanisms, we need to compare the properties of ellipticals in rich environments to those in the field where these mechanisms are not expected to be important. Unfortunately, very few field ellipticals have been observed by Chandra. We propose to rectify this situation by observing a sample of 9 nearby field early-type galaxies.

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