Identifying merging galaxies in MaNGA using H-α and Hi observations

• Main Authors: Danial Ahmad Ariffin Lee, Zamri Zainal Abidin, Abdul Kadir Md Jwel, Mohd Shaiful Rizal Hassan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20247/1/20.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20247/; https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid51bil7_2022/KandunganJilid51Bil7_2022.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Reliable methods that could recognise and distinguish galactic mergers are important for better understanding of galaxy evolution. This paper explores the feasibility of using observations on Hα and HI as a method to identify mergers. Sixty sample galaxies were carefully selected from the MaNGA DR15...