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Structure and star formation in disc galaxies - I. Sample selection and near-infrared imaging

Bibcode
2003MNRAS.344..527K
DOI
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06846.x
Knapen, J. H.; de Jong, R. S.; Stedman, S.; Bramich, D. M.
Bibliographical reference

Monthly Notice of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 344, Issue 2, pp. 527-543.

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9
2003
Number of authors
4
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
51
Refereed citations
45
Description
We present near-infrared imaging of a sample of 57 relatively large, northern spiral galaxies with low inclination. After describing the selection criteria and some of the basic properties of the sample, we give a detailed description of the data collection and reduction procedures. The Ksλ= 2.2-μm images cover most of the disc for all galaxies, with a field of view of at least 4.2 arcmin. The spatial resolution is better than 1 arcsec for most images. We fit bulge and exponential disc components to radial profiles of the light distribution. We then derive the basic parameters of these components, and the bulge/disc ratio, and explore correlations of these parameters with several galaxy parameters.
Type
Refereed
Galaxies

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