期刊
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
卷 693, 期 1, 页码 L19-L22出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/693/1/L19
关键词
galaxies: individual (NGC 5236 NGC4736); galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; galaxies: spiral; planetary nebula: general
资金
- NSF [AST 06-07416]
- Pennsylvania Space Grant Fellowship
We present the results of a kinematic study of planetary nebulae in the extreme outskirts of two spiral galaxies, M83 (NGC 5236) and M94 (NGC4736). We find that in the inner regions of the galaxies, the vertical velocity dispersion (sigma(z)) falls off exponentially with the light, as expected for a constant mass-to-light ratio, constant thickness disk. However, starting at four optical scale lengths, sz asymptotes out at roughly 20 km s(-1). Our analysis finds evidence for significant flaring in the outer regions as well, especially in M94. These observations are in excellent agreement with predictions derived from models of disk heating by halo substructure, and demonstrate how kinematic surveys in the outer disks of spirals can be used to test hierarchical models of galaxy formation.
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