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The dark matter halo shape of edge-on disk galaxies: III. Modelling the HI observations: results

Date

Authors

O'Brien, J

Freeman, Kenneth

van der Kruit, P C

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

This is the third paper in a series in which we attempt to put constraints on the flattening of dark halos in disk galaxies. We observed for this purpose the Hi in edge-on galaxies, where it is in principle possible to measure the force field in the halo

Keywords

Keywords: Disks (structural components); Dispersions; Distribution functions; Gravitation; Kinematics; Rotation; Three dimensional; Velocity; Dark matter halos; Differential rotation; Disk galaxies; Force fields; Galaxies: halos; Gas flaring; Gas layers; Gravitatio Galaxies: halos; Galaxies: ISM; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: structure

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/36970

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1051/0004-6361/200912567

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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