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Estimating Dwarf Galaxy Gas Masses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2011

M. Koleva ,
Ph. Prugniel ,
I. Vauglin ,
K.D. Eckert ,
S.J. Kannappan  and
M.A. Norris
K.D. Eckert*
Affiliation:
Univ. of North Carolina, Physics and Astronomy Dept., Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
S.J. Kannappan
Affiliation:
Univ. of North Carolina, Physics and Astronomy Dept., Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
M.A. Norris
Affiliation:
Univ. of North Carolina, Physics and Astronomy Dept., Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
*
e-mail: keckert@physics.unc.edu
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Abstract

Dwarf galaxies dominate the galaxy luminosity function, yet their contribution to the baryonic mass function is not well determined. Photometric gas fraction estimators allow us to obtain neutral atomic gas masses for statistical samples of galaxies to help constrain the baryonic mass function. We adapt the photometric gas fraction technique to be more useful for predicting gas masses of dwarf galaxies.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 48: CRAL-2010 A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies , 2011 , pp. 301 - 302
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2011

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