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The Angular Momentum of Brightest Cluster Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2013

S. Brough ,
K.-V. Tran  and
A. von der Linden
S. Brough
Affiliation:
Australian Astronomical Observatory, PO Box 915, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia
K.-V. Tran
Affiliation:
George P. & Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics & Astronomy, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Zurich, CH 8057, Switzerland
A. von der Linden
Affiliation:
Kavli Institute of Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology (KIPAC), Stanford University, 452 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Abstract

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Massive Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs) are observed to have a range of angular momenta, suggesting a variety of merging histories.

Keywords

galaxies: elliptical and lenticularcDgalaxies: kinematics and dynamics
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S295: The intriguing life of massive galaxies , August 2012 , pp. 229
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013 

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