Stellar angular momentum for MaNGA galaxies

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We measure {lambda}Re, a proxy for galaxy specific stellar angular momentum within one effective radius, and the ellipticity, {epsilon}, for about 2300 galaxies of all morphological types observed with integral field spectroscopy as part of the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory survey, the largest such sample to date. We use the ({lambda}Re, {epsilon}) diagram to separate early-type galaxies into fast and slow rotators. We also visually classify each galaxy according to its optical morphology and two-dimensional stellar velocity field. Comparing these classifications to quantitative {lambda}Re measurements reveals tight relationships between angular momentum and galaxy structure. In order to account for atmospheric seeing, we use realistic models of galaxy kinematics to derive a general approximate analytic correction for {lambda}Re. Thanks to the size of the sample and the large number of massive galaxies, we unambiguously detect a clear bimodality in the ({lambda}Re, {epsilon}) diagram which may result from fundamental differences in galaxy assembly history. There is a sharp secondary density peak inside the region of the diagram with low {lambda}Re and {epsilon}=2x10^11^M_{sun}_ where a significant number of high-mass fast rotators also exist.

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Identifier
DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.74774711
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Provenance
Creator Graham M.T.; Cappellari M.; Li H.; Mao S.; Bershady M.A.; Bizyaev D.,Brinkmann J.; Brownstein J.R.; Bundy K.; Drory N.; Law D.R.; Pan K.,Thomas D.; Wake D.A.; Weijmans A.-M.; Westfall K.B.; Yan R.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2021
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Galactic and extragalactic Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics