Probe of Dark Galaxies via Disturbed/Lopsided Isolated Galaxies
Abstract
Searching for lopsided/interacting objects among 1500 isolated galaxies yields only eight strongly disturbed galaxies which may be explained as a result of their interaction with massive dark objects. We present results of spectral and photometric observations of these galaxies performed with the 6-m telescope that lead to significant restriction on cosmic abundance of dark galaxies.
- Publication:
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Dark Galaxies and Lost Baryons
- Pub Date:
- May 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921307014044
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0708.1046
- Bibcode:
- 2008IAUS..244..235K
- Keywords:
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- dark matter;
- interaction galaxies;
- peculiar galaxies;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- To appear in proceedings IAU Symp 244, 'Dark Galaxies and Lost Baryons', June 2007