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Detailed stellar and gaseous kinematics of M31

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2015

Michael Opitsch ,
Maximilian Fabricius ,
Roberto Saglia ,
Ralf Bender  and
Michael Williams
Michael Opitsch
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Gießenbachstr., 80748 Garching, Germany email: mopitsch@mpe.mpg.de University Observatory Munich, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany Excellence Cluster Universe, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany
Maximilian Fabricius
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Gießenbachstr., 80748 Garching, Germany email: mopitsch@mpe.mpg.de University Observatory Munich, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany
Roberto Saglia
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Gießenbachstr., 80748 Garching, Germany email: mopitsch@mpe.mpg.de University Observatory Munich, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany
Ralf Bender
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Gießenbachstr., 80748 Garching, Germany email: mopitsch@mpe.mpg.de University Observatory Munich, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany
Michael Williams
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Gießenbachstr., 80748 Garching, Germany email: mopitsch@mpe.mpg.de Department of Astronomy, Columbia University, 550 West 120th Street, NY10027 New York, USA
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Abstract

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We have collected optical integral field spectroscopic data for M31 with the spectrograph VIRUS-W that result in kinematic maps of unprecedented detail. These reveal the presence of two kinematically distinct gas components.

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Issue S309: Galaxies in 3D across the Universe , July 2014 , pp. 334
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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