Specific angular momentum of disc merger remnants and the lambda(R)-parameter
We use two-dimensional kinematic maps of simulated binary disc mergers to investigate the λR-parameter, which is a luminosity-weighted measure of projected angular momentum per unit mass. This parameter was introduced to subdivide the SAURON sample of early-type galaxies in so-called fast λR >...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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