Kinematic Evidence of Minor Mergers in Normal Sa Galaxies

dc.creatorHaynes, Martha P.
dc.date2000-08-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T17:52:14Z
dc.descriptionA detailed study of nearby, morphologically normal Sa galaxies reveals that about half show some spectrocopic evidence for kinematically distinct components despite their undisturbed optical appearance. In eight of nine objects mapped in the 21 cm HI line, the HI distribution extends far outside the optical disk and warps of the HI disk are complex. The multiwavelength evidence can be interpreted in terms of the kinematic "memory" of past minor mergers in objects that otherwise exhibit no morphological signs of interaction.
dc.descriptionTo appear in proceedings of Gas and Galaxy Evolution, (VLA 20th Anniversary Conference), ASP Conf. Series, ed. J. Hibbard, M. Rupen, & J. van Gorkom. 4 pages, 1 figure, uses newpasp.sty
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0008524
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0008524
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/51409
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleKinematic Evidence of Minor Mergers in Normal Sa Galaxies
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