OASIS high-resolution integral field spectroscopy of the SAURON ellipticals and lenticulars

McDermid, R.; Emsellem, E.; Cappellari, M.; Kuntschner, H.; Bacon, R.; Bureau, M.; Copin, Y.; Davies, R. L.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Ferruit, P.; Krajnović, D.; Peletier, R. F.; Shapiro, K.; Wernli, F.; de Zeeuw, P. T.
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Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.325, Issue 2, p.100-103

Fecha de publicación:
2
2004
Número de autores
15
Número de autores del IAC
0
Número de citas
17
Número de citas referidas
17
Descripción
We present a summary of high-spatial resolution follow-up observations of the elliptical (E) and lenticular (S0) galaxies in the SAURON survey using the OASIS integral field spectrograph. The OASIS/observations explore the central 8″×10″ regions of these galaxies using a spatial sampling four times higher than SAURON, often revealing previously undiscovered features. Around 75% (31/48) of the SAURON E/S0s with central velocity dispersion ≳ 120 km s-1/ were observed with OASIS, covering well the original SAURON representative sample. We present here an overview of this follow-up survey, and some preliminary results on individual objects, including a previously unreported counter-rotating core in NGC 4382; the decoupled stellar and gas velocity fields of NGC 2768; and the strong age gradient towards the centre of NGC 3489.