The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Three Types of Disks

Pohlen, M.; Beckman, J. E.; Aladro, R.; Dettmar, R.-J.; Erwin, P. Gutiérrez, L.; Peletier, R. F.; Trujillo, I.; Zaroubi, Z.
Bibliographical reference

Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Disks ASP Conference Series, Vol. 396, Proceedings of the conference held 1-5 October, 2007 at the Centro Convegni Matteo Ricci, Rome, Italy. Edited by José G. Funes, S.J., and Enrico Maria Corsini. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2008., p.183

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10
2008
Number of authors
8
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
3
Refereed citations
2
Description
We briefly review the revised classification of the radial surface brightness profiles focusing on the outer disk structure, discussing possible formation scenarios, and posing some open questions.