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Genesis of morpho-kinematic lopsidedness in minor merger of galaxies

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Published in 2022 at "Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society"

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stac461

Abstract: An m = 1 lopsided asymmetry is common in disc galaxies. Here, we investigate the excitation of an m = 1 lopsidedness in host galaxies during minor mergers while choosing a set of 1:10 merger… read more here.

Keywords: host galaxy; minor merger; kinematic lopsidedness; merger ... See more keywords