SAURON: An innovative look at early-type galaxies

A summary of the SAURON project and its current status is presented. SAURON is a panoramic integral-field spectrograph designed to study the stellar kinematics, gaseous kinematics, and stellar populations of spheroids. Here, the sample of galaxies and its properties axe described. The instrument is...

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Main Authors: Bureau, M, Cappellari, M, Copin, Y, Verolme, E, de Zeeuw, P, Bacon, R, Emsellem, E, Davies, R, Kuntschner, H, McDermid, R, Miller, B, Peletier, R
Format: Conference item
Published: 2002