Bibcode
Bureau, M.; Bacon, R.; Cappellari, M.; Combes, F.; Davies, R. L.; de Zeeuw, P. T.; Emsellem, E.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Jeong, H.; Krajnović, D.; Kuntschner, H.; McDermid, R. M.; Peletier, R. F.; Sarzi, M.; Shapiro, K. L.; van de Ven, G.; Yi, S. K.; Young, L. M.
Bibliographical reference
Galaxy Evolution Across the Hubble Time, Edited by F. Combes and J. Palous, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, IAU Symposium #235, held 14-17 August, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007., pp.304-304
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2007
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Description
The SAURON team recently completed an integral-field survey of nearby
early-type galaxies. Relying primarily on the ionised-gas and stellar
linestrength (age, metallicity, and overabundance) maps, I will briefly
review the evidence for recent star formation in those objects.
Particular attention will be paid to the apparent relationship between
young stars and compact kinematically decoupled cores, suggesting recent
accretion. Complementary evidence will be provided by parallel imaging
in the near and far-UV using GALEX, to directly map young stars, and
from targeted CO synthesis observations, revealing a number of
well-behaved central molecular disks. All observations suggest that a
number of nearby early-type galaxies are currently in the process of
forming kpc-size disks.