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The properties of field elliptical galaxies at intermediate redshift. II: photometry and spectroscopy of an HST selected sample | | T. Treu
; M. Stiavelli
; P. M{o}ller
; S. Casertano
; G. Bertin
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10 Apr 2001 | | Journal: | Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 326 (2001) 221 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Affiliation: | 1,2,4), M. Stiavelli , P. M{o}ller , S. Casertano , and G. Bertin (Scuola Normale Superiore , Space Telescope Science Institute , European Southern Observatory , California Insitute of Technology | | Abstract: | A sample of field early-type galaxies (E/S0) at intermediate redshift ($zsim0.1-0.6$) is selected, based on morphology and colours from HST-WFPC2 parallel images. Photometric structural parameters (effective radius $R_{ x{e}}$ and effective surface brightness $SB_{ x{e}}$) are derived through the F606W and F814W filters, using luminosity profile fitting and two-dimensional fitting techniques. The combined parameter that enters the Fundamental Plane ($log R_{ x{e}}-eta SB_{ x{e}}$, with $etaapprox0.32$) is shown to suffer from significantly smaller uncertainties (r.m.s. 0.03) than the individual structural parameters (e.g. $sim 15$ per cent r.m.s. on the effective radius). High signal-to-noise intermediate resolution spectra, taken at the ESO-3.6m, yield redshifts for 35 galaxies and central velocity dispersions for 22 galaxies. Central velocity dispersions are derived using a library of stellar templates covering a wide range of spectral types, in order to study the effects of templates mismatches. The average random error on the central velocity dispersion is found to be 8 per cent and the average systematic error due to template mismatch is found to be 5 per cent. The errors on velocity dispersion measurement and the effects of template mismatches are studied by means of extensive Montecarlo simulations. In addition, we investigate whether the determination of the velocity dispersion is sensitive to the spectral range used, finding that the value of velocity dispersion is unchanged when the spectral regions that include the absorption features Ca HK and NaD are masked out during the fit. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0104177 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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