Journal article
Tidal dwarf galaxies in the nearby Universe
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We present a statistical observational study of the tidal dwarf (TD) population in the nearby Universe, by exploiting a large, homogeneous catalogue of galaxy mergers compiled from the SDSS. 95% of TD-producing mergers involve two spiral progenitors, while most remaining systems have at least one spiral progenitor. The fraction of TD-producing mergers where both parents are early-type galaxies is <2%, suggesting that TDs are unlikely to form in such mergers. The bulk of TD-producing system...
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- Journal:
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Publication date:
- 2011-08-22
- EISSN:
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1365-2966
- ISSN:
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0035-8711
- Source identifiers:
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204322
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uuid:5e3ebab5-0ca7-456f-b2c5-bbf991e9a369
- Local pid:
- pubs:204322
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
- Notes:
- MNRAS in press
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