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ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Volume 127, Issue 6, Pages 3273-3299Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1086/420701
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galaxies : clusters : general; galaxies : evolution; galaxies : kinematics and dynamics
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A survey of 329 nearby galaxies (redshift z < 0.045) has been conducted to study the distribution of mass and light within spiral galaxies over a range of environments. The 18 observed clusters and groups span a range of richness, density, and X-ray temperature and are supplemented by a set of 30 isolated field galaxies. Optical spectroscopy taken with the 200 inch (5 m) Hale Telescope provides separately resolved H alpha and [N II] major-axis rotation curves for the complete set of galaxies, which are analyzed to yield velocity widths and profile shapes, extents, and gradients. H I line profiles provide an independent velocity width measurement and a measure of H I gas mass and distribution. I-band images are used to deconvolve profiles into disk and bulge components, to determine global luminosities and ellipticities, and to check morphological classification. These data are combined to form a unified data set ideal for the study of the effects of environment upon galaxy evolution.
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