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我们测量的方式:比较各种方法来推导径向表面亮度分布

The Way We Measure: Comparison of Methods to Derive Radial Surface Brightness Profiles

S. P. C. Peters, P. C. van der Kruit, R. S. de Jong

摘要:

正面螺旋星系光度剖面中的断裂和截断为研究它们的形成历史提供了有价值的信息。传统的推导正面星系表面光度剖面的方法是采用椭圆平均法。在本文中,我们探讨的问题是否椭圆平均是最好的方式做到这一点。我们应用两个额外的表面光度法,一个新的:主轴求和,和一个老的,已成为很少使用的:等效配置文件。这些相比,椭圆平均配置文件使用一组29个面对星系。我们发现,相当的配置文件匹配非常好的椭圆平均配置文件,确认使用椭圆平均的有效性。主轴求和提供了一个更好的比较边缘上的星系。

英文摘要:

The breaks and truncations in the luminosity profile of face-on spiral galaxies offer valuable insights in their formation history. The traditional method of deriving the surface photometry profile for face-on galaxies is to use elliptical averaging. In this paper, we explore the question whether elliptical averaging is the best way to do this. We apply two additional surface photometry methods, one new: principle axis summation, and one old that has become seldom used: equivalent profiles. These are compared to elliptically averaged profiles using a set of 29 face-on galaxies. We find that the equivalent profiles match extremely well with elliptically averaged profiles, confirming the validity of using elliptical averaging. The principle axis summation offers a better comparison to edge-on galaxies.

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