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NIRS0S: Observations of early-type galaxy secular evolution spanning the Sa/S0/disky-E boundaries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

Eija Laurikainen
Affiliation:
Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA), Univ. of Oulu/Turku email: eija.laurikainen@oulu.fi
Heikki Salo
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Oulu
Ronald Buta
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Alabama
Johan Knapen
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Dept. de Astrofísica, Univ. de La Laguna
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Abstract

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NIRS0S (Near-IR S0 galaxy Survey), is a K-band survey of ~ 200 early-type disk galaxies, mainly S0s, 2-3 mag deeper than the 2Micron All Sky Survey. In depth morphological analysis was done, in which multi-component structural decompositions played an important role. Possible implications to internal dynamical galaxy evolution were discussed. S0s were suggested to be former spirals in which star formation has ceased, forming a parallel sequence with spirals (see Fig. 1). If that evolution is faster among the brighter galaxies, the observed magnitude difference between the barred and non-barred S0s could be understood. Bars are suggested to play a critical role in such evolution. For example, the inner lenses in the bright non-barred S0s can be explained as former barlenses (inner parts of bars), in which the elongated bar component has dissolved. We suggest that the last destructive merger event happened at a fairly large redshift.

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Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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