Journal article
Galaxy concentrations are trimodal
Abstract
We have analysed the distribution of inclination-corrected galaxy concentrations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We find that unlike most galaxy properties, which are distributed bimodally, the distribution of concentrations is trimodal: it exhibits three distinct peaks. The newly discovered intermediate peak, which consists of early-type spirals and lenticulars, may contain ∼60 per cent of the number density and ∼50 per cent of the luminosity …
Authors
Bailin J; Harris WE
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 385, No. 4, pp. 1835–1845
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
4 2008
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12985.x
ISSN
0035-8711