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Feb 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989apj...337..163w&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 337, Feb. 1, 1989, p. 163-190.
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Galactic Structure, Near Infrared Radiation, Radiation Distribution, Astronomical Maps, Astronomical Photometry, Light (Visible Radiation), Star Distribution
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Optical and near-IR imaging of the edge-on galaxy IC 2531 is presented, and an attempt is made to derive the true distributions of stars and dust in this galaxy. The results suggest that the z dependence of the light distribution is better fitted by an exponential than by the isothermal sech-squared distribution. The dynamical implication of such a distribution is that the vertical velocity dispersion near the galactic plane should increase with z. A simple model for the light and dust distribution in IC 2531 employing three exponential components is constructed: an old disk, a young disk, and dust. Vertical scale heights of h(zd) = h(z)/4 and h(zy) = h(z)/8 and an absorption equivalent to about half of that in the Galaxy are found to produce the best fits.
Freeman Ken C.
Hyland A. R.
Wainscoat Richard J.
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