Tidal dwarf galaxies in the nearby Universe

We present a statistical observational study of the tidal dwarf (TD) population in the nearby Universe, by exploiting a large, homogeneous catalogue of galaxy mergers compiled from the SDSS. 95% of TD-producing mergers involve two spiral progenitors, while most remaining systems have at least one sp...

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Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Kaviraj, S, Darg, D, Lintott, C, Schawinski, K, Silk, J
Formáid: Journal article
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: 2011