Two-dimensional galaxy image decomposition

Wadadekar, Yogesh ; Robbason, Braxton ; Kembhavi, Ajit Keshav (1999) Two-dimensional galaxy image decomposition The Astronomical Journal, 117 (3). pp. 1219-1228. ISSN 0004-637X

[img]
Preview
PDF - Publisher Version
436kB

Official URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/1538-3881/117/3/1219

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/300754

Abstract

We propose a two-dimensional galaxy fitting algorithm to extract parameters of the bulge, disk, and a central point source from broadband images of galaxies. We use a set of realistic galaxy parameters to construct a large number of model galaxy images, which we then use as input to our galaxy decomposition program to test it. We elucidate our procedure by extracting parameters for three disk galaxies-NGC 5326, 5587, and 7311-and compare our results with those previously reported in the literature.

Item Type:Article
Source:Copyright of this article belongs to American Astronomical Society.
Keywords:Galaxies: Fundamental Parameters; Galaxies: Spiral; Galaxies: Structure
ID Code:25484
Deposited On:06 Dec 2010 13:20
Last Modified:17 May 2016 08:57

Repository Staff Only: item control page