Planetary Nebulae as Dynamical Tracers: Mass-to-Light-Ratio Gradients in Early-Type Galaxies

  • N.R. Napolitano
  • A.J. Romanowsky
  • M. Capaccioli
  • K. Kuijken
  • M.R. Merrifield
  • N.G. Douglas
  • M. Arnaboldi
  • K.C. Freeman
  • O. Gerhard
Conference paper
Part of the ESO ASTROPHYSICS SYMPOSIA European Southern Observatory book series (ESO)

Abstract

Planetary Nebulae (PNe) have enabled mass-to-light ratios (M/L) in earlytype galaxies to be constrained to unprecedented distance from the center, showing in some cases clear evidence of increasing M/L, in other cases fairly constant M/L. We combine the information obtained from PN kinematics with radially extended long-slit spectroscopy data in order to constrain the M/L trends in a heterogeneous sample of early-type galaxies. We discuss whether these trends are expected in the ΛCDM framework of galaxy formation.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • N.R. Napolitano
    • 1
  • A.J. Romanowsky
    • 2
  • M. Capaccioli
    • 3
  • K. Kuijken
    • 1
    • 4
  • M.R. Merrifield
    • 2
  • N.G. Douglas
    • 1
  • M. Arnaboldi
    • 5
  • K.C. Freeman
    • 6
  • O. Gerhard
    • 7
  1. 1.Kapteyn Astronomical InstituteGroningenThe Netherlands
  2. 2.School of Physics & AstronomyUniversity of NottinghamUK
  3. 3.INAF – Observatory of CapodimonteNaplesItaly
  4. 4.University of LeidenLeidenThe Netherlands
  5. 5.INAF – Observatory of Pino TorineseTurinItaly
  6. 6.RSAA, Mt. Stromlo and Siding Spring ObservatoryCanberraAustralia
  7. 7.Astronomical DepartmentUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland

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