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Dark Matter in the Central Regions of Early Type Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2006

M. Cappellari
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
R. Bacon
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon, Saint Genis Laval, France
M. Bureau
Affiliation:
Denys Wilkinson Building, University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford, UK
M.C. Damen
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
R.L. Davies
Affiliation:
Denys Wilkinson Building, University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford, UK
P.T. de Zeeuw
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
E. Emsellem
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon, Saint Genis Laval, France
J. Falcón-Barroso
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
D. Krajnović
Affiliation:
Denys Wilkinson Building, University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford, UK
H. Kuntschner
Affiliation:
Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility, European Southern Observatory, Germany
R.M. McDermid
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
R.F. Peletier
Affiliation:
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Postbus 800, 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
M. Sarzi
Affiliation:
Denys Wilkinson Building, University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford, UK
R.C.E. van den Bosch
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
G. van de Ven
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Abstract

We investigate the well-known correlations between the dynamical mass-to-light ratio M/L and other global observables of elliptical (E) and lenticular (S0) galaxies. We construct two-integral Jeans and three-integral Schwarzschild dynamical models for a sample of 25 E/S0 galaxies with SAURON integral-field stellar kinematics to about one effective (half-light) radius Re. The comparison of the dynamical M/L with the (M/L)pop inferred from the analysis of the stellar population, indicates that dark matter in early-type galaxies contributes ~30% of the total mass inside one Re, in agreement with previous studies, with significant variations from galaxy to galaxy. Our results suggest a variation in M/L at constant (M/L)pop, which seems to be linked to the galaxy dynamics. We speculate that fast rotating galaxies have lower dark matter fractions than the slow rotating and generally more massive ones.

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Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2006

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