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A&A Supplement series, Vol. 128, February II 1998, 75-109

Received March 11; accepted June 16, 1997

Extended ionized gas in elliptical galaxiesgif

II. Velocity and monochromatic maps of 11 elliptical and lenticular galaxies

H. Plana tex2html_wrap3375, J. Boulesteix tex2html_wrap3377, Ph. Amram tex2html_wrap3377, C. Carignan tex2html_wrap3381, and C. Mendes de Oliveira tex2html_wrap3383

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tex2html_wrap3385  Observatoire de Marseille, 2 Place Le Verrier, F-13248 Marseille Cedex 04, France

tex2html_wrap3387  Instituto Astronômico e Geofísico (IAG), Av. Miguel Stefano 4200 CEP: 04301-904 São Paulo, Brazil

tex2html_wrap3389  Dept. de Physique, Université de Montréal CP 6128, Succ. Centre ville Montréal, P.GC Canada, H3C-3J7, Canada

Abstract:

For the last ten years faint ionized gas detection has been carried out for elliptical galaxies with success. The kinematics is essential to understand galaxy gas origin and fate. Here we present a sample of 11 elliptical and lenticular galaxies observed with the "Cigale" scanning Perot-Fabry instrument. For each galaxy monochromatic and velocity map of ionized gas is presented. Geometrical properties such as viewing angles and axis ratios are also derived from observations. Double gaseous components are found in 3 galaxies of our sample, implying an external origin for at least part of the observed gas.

keywords: galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, kinematics, ISM





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