A new automatic method to identify galaxy mergers - I. Description and application to the Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey

Hoyos, CarlisAragon-Salamanca, AGray, M EMaltby, David TBell, Eric FBarazza, F DBohm, AHaussler, BorisJahnke, KnudJogee, ShardhaWolf, Christian2015-12-130035-8711http://hdl.handle.net/1885/71316We present a new automatic method to identify galaxy mergers using the morphological information contained in the residual images of galaxies after the subtraction of a smooth Sérsic model. The removal of the bulk signal from the host galaxy light is donAuthor/s retain copyrightKeywords: Galaxies: clusters: individual: A901/902; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: structure; Methods: data analysisA new automatic method to identify galaxy mergers - I. Description and application to the Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey201210.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19918.x2016-02-24