HI in Elliptical Galaxies

Thijs van der Hulst

Kapteyn Astronomical Institute

NRAO-CV Auditorium, Wednesday February 16th 4:00pm

HI in elliptical galaxies with and without optical shells show a large variety of morphologies. The kinematics are often quite regular. All cases studied thusfar support an external origin for the HI, presumably mergers with small companions in a variety of merger configurations.

John Hibbard
Last modified: Wed Apr 19 15:05:30 EDT 2000