Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 2010
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Galaxy Wars: Stellar Populations and Star Formation in Interacting Galaxies ASP Conference Series Vol. 423, proceedings of a con
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Scientific paper
It has become clear by recent theoretical studies that unequal-mass mergers play an important role to build up the current galaxy population. In particular, they might be the progenitors of S0 galaxies. Furthermore, based on the observations of the SAURON project of early-type galaxies, it has been suggested that unequal-mass mergers might form fast rotating early-types. Despite the potential importance of these unequal-mass mergers, observations are rare, however. We present a multiwavelength investigation of a sample of 15 moderate luminosity mergers, having a FIR luminosity at least an order of magnitude below that of an ULIRG. That implies a moderate starburst induced by the merger. In a more detailed case study of two sample galaxies, NGC 4194 and NGC 4441, we investigated the gas properties of these unequal-mass mergers.
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