Velocity fields of distant galaxies with FORS2 at the VLT
BL Ziegler, E Kutdemir, C Da Rocha, A Böhm… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2009 - arxiv.org
arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.5301, 2009•arxiv.org
We describe a method to efficiently obtain two-dimensional velocity fields of distant, faint and
small, emission-line galaxies with FORS2 at the VLT. They are examined for kinematic
substructure to identify possible interaction processes. Numerical simulations of tidal
interactions and ram-pressure effects reveal distinct signatures observable with our method.
We detect a significant fraction of galaxies with irregular velocity fields both in the field and
cluster environments.
small, emission-line galaxies with FORS2 at the VLT. They are examined for kinematic
substructure to identify possible interaction processes. Numerical simulations of tidal
interactions and ram-pressure effects reveal distinct signatures observable with our method.
We detect a significant fraction of galaxies with irregular velocity fields both in the field and
cluster environments.
We describe a method to efficiently obtain two-dimensional velocity fields of distant, faint and small, emission-line galaxies with FORS2 at the VLT. They are examined for kinematic substructure to identify possible interaction processes. Numerical simulations of tidal interactions and ram-pressure effects reveal distinct signatures observable with our method. We detect a significant fraction of galaxies with irregular velocity fields both in the field and cluster environments.
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