20-24 March 2023
Haus H, Telegrafenberg
Europe/Berlin timezone

On the many observational challenges to estimating the masses of dwarf galaxies

21 Mar 2023, 16:55
40m
Haus H, Telegrafenberg

Haus H, Telegrafenberg

Potsdam, Germany
Invited review talk SESSION 3 : Dwarf galaxies: dwarf spheroidal, ultra-faint dwarfs, dwarf irregulars SESSION 3 : Dwarf galaxies: dwarf spheroidal, ultra-faint dwarfs, dwarf irregulars

Speaker

Alan McConnachie (NRC Herzberg)

Description

I will briefly summarise the key methods for the determination of the dynamical mass and mass profiles of dwarf galaxies. I will then discuss in detail the observational challenges associated with making the necessary measurements and obtaining the necessary data, with a focus on the systematic, technical, and physical limitations of the measurement. I will review the implications of these limitations for the science we want to do, and I will summarise future prospects for overcoming these challenges.

Primary author

Alan McConnachie (NRC Herzberg)

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