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Detailed stellar and gaseous kinematics of M31

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2015

Michael Opitsch
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Gießenbachstr., 80748 Garching, Germany email: [email protected] University Observatory Munich, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany Excellence Cluster Universe, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany
Maximilian Fabricius
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Gießenbachstr., 80748 Garching, Germany email: [email protected] University Observatory Munich, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany
Roberto Saglia
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Gießenbachstr., 80748 Garching, Germany email: [email protected] University Observatory Munich, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany
Ralf Bender
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Gießenbachstr., 80748 Garching, Germany email: [email protected] University Observatory Munich, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany
Michael Williams
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Gießenbachstr., 80748 Garching, Germany email: [email protected] Department of Astronomy, Columbia University, 550 West 120th Street, NY10027 New York, USA
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Abstract

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We have collected optical integral field spectroscopic data for M31 with the spectrograph VIRUS-W that result in kinematic maps of unprecedented detail. These reveal the presence of two kinematically distinct gas components.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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