The role of stellar radial motions in shaping galaxy surface brightness profiles

2017/09/20 by T. Ruiz-Lara, C. G. Few, E. Florido +5 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Milky Way #Physics #RADIUS #Radial velocity #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Surface brightness #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201731485

published as A&A 608, A126 (2017) · 11 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

arxiv created 2017/09/20 · openalex publication_date 2017/09/26 · arxiv updated 2017/12/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. The physics driving features such as breaks observed in galaxy surface brightness (SB) profiles remains contentious. Here, we assess the importance of stellar radial motions in shaping their characteristics.

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