Abstract
The results of a pilot study on the intrinsic 3D distribution of stars in edge-on disk galaxies are presented. The 3D disk structure of a sample of 12 edge-on galaxies has been reconstructed through a direct deprojection of the observed two-dimensional images. The deprojection method - which utilises the so called Fourier slice theorem and assumes axial symmetry - has been tested with a large set of artificial galaxy models seen under a variety of inclinations (i = 80-90) and with different spatial dust and optical depths distributions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 129 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | S235 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |