The Slope of the Black Hole Mass versus Velocity Dispersion Correlation
- S. Tremaine, K. Gebhardt, D. Richstone
- Physics, Geology
- 26 March 2002
Observations of nearby galaxies reveal a strong correlation between the mass of the central dark object MBH and the velocity dispersion σ of the host galaxy, of the form log(MBH/M☉) = α + β…
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
- R. Davies, N. Ageorges, M. Wegner
- Physics
- 2010
A Relationship between Nuclear Black Hole Mass and Galaxy Velocity Dispersion
- K. Gebhardt, R. Bender, S. Tremaine
- Physics
- 20 June 2000
We describe a correlation between the mass Mbh of a galaxy's central black hole and the luminosity-weighted line-of-sight velocity dispersion σe within the half-light radius. The result is based on a…
THE M–σ AND M–L RELATIONS IN GALACTIC BULGES, AND DETERMINATIONS OF THEIR INTRINSIC SCATTER
- K. Gultekin, D. Richstone, Universit́e Libre de Bruxelles
- PhysicsAstrophysical Journal
- 27 March 2009
We derive improved versions of the relations between supermassive black hole mass (MBH) and host-galaxy bulge velocity dispersion (σ) and luminosity (L; the M–σ and M–L relations), based on 49 MBH…
The Demography of Massive Dark Objects in Galaxy Centers
- J. Magorrian, S. Tremaine, T. Lauer
- Physics
- 7 August 1997
We construct dynamical models for a sample of 36 nearby galaxies with Hubble Space Telescope (HST) photometry and ground-based kinematics. The models assume that each galaxy is axisymmetric, with a…
The Epochs of Early-Type Galaxy Formation as a Function of Environment
- D. Thomas, C. Maraston, R. Bender, C. M. de Oliveira
- Physics
- 7 October 2004
The aim of this paper is to set constraints on the epochs of early-type galaxy formation through the "archaeology" of the stellar populations in local galaxies. Using our models of absorption-line…
STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF ELLIPTICAL AND SPHEROIDAL GALAXIES
- J. Kormendy, D. Fisher, M. Cornell, R. Bender
- Physics
- 9 October 2008
New surface photometry of all known elliptical galaxies in the Virgo cluster is combined with published data to derive composite profiles of brightness, ellipticity, position angle, isophote shape,…
The Pan-STARRS1 Surveys
- K. Chambers, E. Magnier, R. Wyse
- Geology
- 16 December 2016
Pan-STARRS1 has carried out a set of distinct synoptic imaging sky surveys including the $3\pi$ Steradian Survey and the Medium Deep Survey in 5 bands ($grizy_{P1}$). The mean 5$\sigma$ point source…
Dynamical Family Properties and Dark Halo Scaling Relations of Giant Elliptical Galaxies
- O. Gerhard, A. Kronawitter, R. Saglia, R. Bender
- Physics
- 18 December 2000
Based on a uniform dynamical analysis of the line-profile shapes of 21 mostly luminous, slowly rotating, and nearly round elliptical galaxies, we have investigated the dynamical family relations and…
Dynamically hot galaxies. I - Structural properties
- R. Bender, D. Burstein, S. Faber
- Physics
- 10 November 1992
Results are reported from an analysis of the structural properties of dynamically hot galaxies which combines central velocity dispersion, effective surface brightness, and effective radius into a…
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