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Effects of mergers on non-parametric morphologies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 May 2017

Lucas A. Bignone
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (IAFE, CONICET-UBA), C.C. 67 Suc. 28, C1428ZAA Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Patricia B. Tissera
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Av. Republica 220, Santiago, Chile Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, Av. Republica 220, Santiago, Chile
Emanuel Sillero
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental (CONICET-UNC), Laprida 925, Cordoba, Argentina
Susana E. Pedrosa
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (IAFE, CONICET-UBA), C.C. 67 Suc. 28, C1428ZAA Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Leonardo J. Pellizza
Affiliation:
Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía, CONICET, Camino Gral. Belgrano km 40, Berazategui, Prov. de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Diego G. Lambas
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental (CONICET-UNC), Laprida 925, Cordoba, Argentina
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Abstract

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We study the effects of mergers on non-parametric morphologies of galaxies. We compute the Gini index, M20, asymmetry and concentration statistics for z = 0 galaxies in the Illustris simulation and compare non-parametric morphologies of major mergers, minor merges, close pairs, distant pairs and unperturbed galaxies. We determine the effectiveness of observational methods based on these statistics to select merging galaxies.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2017 

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