Dark matter or tidal disruption? The case for the Leo I dSph

Dark matter or tidal disruption? The case for the Leo I dSph

We present results from photometric and spectroscopic survey of giant stars in the Leo I dwarf spheroidal galaxy. We find compelling evidence that this galaxy has been tidally disrupted.

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2005-03, Vol.1 (C198), p.263-264
Hauptverfasser: Sohn, S.T., Majewski, S.R., Ostheimer, J.C., Kunkel, W.E., Patterson, R.J., Siegel, M.H., Guhathakurta, P., Cooper, M.
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Sprache:eng
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Astronomy
Contributed Papers
Dark matter
Morphology
Observatories
Stars & galaxies
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Zusammenfassung:We present results from photometric and spectroscopic survey of giant stars in the Leo I dwarf spheroidal galaxy. We find compelling evidence that this galaxy has been tidally disrupted.
ISSN:1743-9213
1743-9221
DOI:10.1017/S1743921305003881