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Mitchell, Carl J.. Constraining spiral galaxy mass distributions with the RSS imaging spectroscopy nearby galaxy survey. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3BR8W9M

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TitleConstraining spiral galaxy mass distributions with the RSS imaging spectroscopy nearby galaxy survey
NameMitchell, Carl J. (author); Sellwood, Jerry A (chair); Brooks, Alyson (internal member); Hughes, John (internal member); Shapiro, Joel (internal member); Cecil, Gerald (outside member); Rutgers University; School of Graduate Studies
Date Created2017
Other Date2017-10 (degree)
SubjectPhysics and Astronomy, Galaxies
Extent1 online resource (ix, 121 p. : ill.)
DescriptionKinematic measurements of galaxies provide a way to trace their mass distributions. The RSS Imaging spectroscopy Nearby Galaxy Survey (RINGS) was designed to probe the mass distributions of 19 spiral galaxies on small spatial scales by obtaining a suite of multi-wavelength kinematic and photometric data. In this dissertation, I introduce the high-spatial-resolution, medium-spectral-resolution Hα kinematic portion of the survey, and detail the process which has been used to convert the raw Fabry-P´erot observations into useful kinematic data and models. These Hα kinematic data were obtained with the Robert Stobie Spectrograph (RSS) at the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT). I then demonstrate how these Hα kinematic data can be combined with the other types of observations in RINGS, H I radio interferometry and broadband photometric imaging, to probe these galaxies’ mass distributions.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Carl J. Mitchell
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3BR8W9M
Languageeng
CollectionSchool of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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