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Côté, Patrick; Piatek, Slawomir; Ferrarese, Laura; Jordán, Andrés; Merritt, David; Peng, Eric W.; Haşegan, Monica; Blakeslee, John P.; Mei, Simona; West, Michael J.; Milosavljević, Miloš; Tonry, John L. (2006-07-01).
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that are also not well described by Sérsic's law. These galaxies are often fit by a Sérsic model with an added central component representing the nucleus.
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family of models was introduced to describe such galaxies. Core-Sérsic models have an additional set of parameters that describe the core.
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Massive elliptical galaxies have high Sérsic indices and a high degree of central concentration. This galaxy, M87, has a Sérsic index n~ 4.
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A Concise Reference to (Projected) Sérsic R Quantities, Including Concentration, Profile Slopes, Petrosian Indices, and Kron Magnitudes
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The brightest elliptical galaxies often have low-density cores that are not well described by Sérsic's law. The
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correlates with galaxy size and luminosity, such that bigger and brighter galaxies tend to be fit with larger
1832:"A Log-Quadratic Relation for Predicting Supermassive Black Hole Masses from the Host Bulge Sérsic Index" 1565:
Savorgnan, G.; Graham, A. W.; Marconi, A.; Sani, E.; Hunt, L. K.; Vika, M.; Driver, S. P. (2013-09-01).
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of distant galaxies. Sérsic indices have also been shown to correlate with the mass of the
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Merritt, David; Graham, Alister W.; Moore, Ben; Diemand, Jürg; Terzić, Balša (2006-12-01).
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Ciotti, L.; Bertin, G. (1999). "Analytical properties of the R^(1/m) luminosity law".
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Trujillo, I.; Erwin, Peter; Asensio Ramos, A.; Graham, Alister W. (2004-04-01).
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Graham, Alister W.; Erwin, Peter; Trujillo, I.; Asensio Ramos, A. (2003-06-01).
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Most galaxies are fit by Sérsic profiles with indices in the range 1/2 <
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A comprehensive paper that derives many properties of Sérsic models.
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Today, it is more common to write this function in terms of the
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is mathematically identical to the Sérsic profile, except that
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Trujillo, I.; Graham, Alister W.; Caon, N. (2001-09-01).
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Stellar systems following the R exp 1/m luminosity law
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Caon, N.; Capaccioli, M.; D'Onofrio, M. (1993-12-01).
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
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(2005-09-01). 1438:Boletin de la Asociacion Argentina de Astronomia 1281:Sérsic profiles can also be used to describe 2176: 2117: 1829: 1507: 1470: 224:{\displaystyle \ln I(R)=\ln I_{0}-kR^{1/n},} 2249:The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 1790: 1682: 1203:which is a rough approximation of ordinary 86:from its center. It is a generalization of 1683:Young, C. K.; Currie, M. J. (1994-05-01). 2260: 2194: 2153: 2135: 2078: 2021: 1964: 1907: 1847: 1767: 1749: 1708: 1659: 1641: 1600: 1582: 1525: 1484: 1196:{\displaystyle I(R)\propto e^{-bR^{1/4}}} 1797:Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Bulges 1104: 1096: 96: 14: 2318: 1431: 1109:Discs of spiral galaxies, such as the 1289:Generalizations of the Sérsic profile 528:, and the intensity at that radius, I 101:Sérsic models with different indices 1266:disks and a rough approximation of 1255:{\displaystyle I(R)\propto e^{-bR}} 24: 1048: 1016: 445: 429: 25: 2342: 2297: 1791:van der Wel, Arjen (2008-07-01). 1262:which is a good approximation of 94:first published his law in 1963. 2155:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09269.x 1769:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04471.x 1278:at the centers of the galaxies. 150:The Sérsic profile has the form 2235: 2170: 2111: 2054: 1997: 1940: 1880: 1214:gives the exponential profile: 1121:< 10. The best-fit value of 1092: 785:can also be approximated to be 1823: 1784: 1725: 1676: 1617: 1558: 1501: 1464: 1425: 1230: 1224: 1156: 1150: 1028: 1019: 1000: 978: 551: 545: 481: 467: 247: 241: 172: 166: 13: 1: 1418: 145: 1432:Sérsic, J. L. (1963-02-01). 141:is reversed for large radii. 7: 1401: 10: 2347: 1473:Astronomy and Astrophysics 1358:, the volume density, and 1896:The Astrophysical Journal 1836:The Astrophysical Journal 1817:10.1017/S1743921308017286 1301:Dwarf elliptical galaxies 1268:dwarf elliptical galaxies 1087:incomplete Gamma function 934:{\displaystyle n>0.36} 2183:The Astronomical Journal 2067:The Astronomical Journal 2010:The Astronomical Journal 1953:The Astronomical Journal 1661:10.1093/mnras/265.4.1013 1710:10.1093/mnras/268.1.L11 1495:1999A&A...352..447C 1276:supermassive black hole 1074:{\displaystyle \gamma } 1054:{\displaystyle \Gamma } 941:. It can be shown that 2331:Equations of astronomy 1392: 1372: 1352: 1332: 1307:often have point-like 1256: 1197: 1138:de Vaucouleurs profile 1114: 1102: 1075: 1055: 1035: 962: 935: 909: 779: 752: 751:{\displaystyle n>8} 726: 725:{\displaystyle 2n-1/3} 689: 659: 512: 412: 392: 372: 342: 313: 225: 142: 135: 115: 80: 56: 1602:10.1093/mnras/stt1027 1393: 1373: 1353: 1351:{\displaystyle \rho } 1333: 1257: 1198: 1108: 1100: 1081:are respectively the 1076: 1056: 1036: 963: 961:{\displaystyle b_{n}} 936: 910: 780: 778:{\displaystyle b_{n}} 753: 727: 690: 688:{\displaystyle b_{n}} 660: 513: 413: 393: 373: 343: 341:{\displaystyle I_{0}} 314: 226: 136: 116: 100: 81: 66:varies with distance 57: 1382: 1362: 1342: 1322: 1218: 1144: 1065: 1045: 972: 945: 919: 789: 762: 736: 699: 672: 539: 422: 402: 382: 356: 325: 235: 154: 125: 105: 70: 46: 2271:2006ApJS..165...57C 2205:2003AJ....125.2936G 2146:2005MNRAS.362..197T 2089:2004AJ....127.1917T 2032:2003AJ....125.2951G 1975:2006AJ....132.2685M 1918:2005ApJ...624L..85M 1858:2007ApJ...655...77G 1809:2008IAUS..245...59V 1760:2001MNRAS.326..869T 1701:1994MNRAS.268L..11Y 1652:1993MNRAS.265.1013C 1593:2013MNRAS.434..387S 1536:2005PASA...22..118G 1450:1963BAAA....6...41S 1205:elliptical galaxies 371:{\displaystyle R=0} 88:de Vaucouleurs' law 1388: 1368: 1348: 1328: 1252: 1193: 1115: 1103: 1071: 1051: 1031: 958: 931: 905: 775: 748: 722: 685: 655: 508: 408: 388: 368: 338: 309: 221: 143: 131: 111: 76: 52: 1408:Elliptical galaxy 1391:{\displaystyle r} 1371:{\displaystyle R} 1331:{\displaystyle I} 1283:dark matter halos 1111:Triangulum Galaxy 1014: 903: 878: 853: 828: 695:is approximately 616: 522:half-light radius 486: 459: 411:{\displaystyle n} 391:{\displaystyle n} 378:. The parameter 134:{\displaystyle n} 114:{\displaystyle n} 79:{\displaystyle R} 55:{\displaystyle I} 16:(Redirected from 2338: 2291: 2290: 2264: 2262:astro-ph/0603252 2239: 2233: 2232: 2198: 2196:astro-ph/0303391 2189:(6): 2936–2950. 2174: 2168: 2167: 2157: 2139: 2137:astro-ph/0506192 2115: 2109: 2108: 2082: 2080:astro-ph/0403659 2073:(4): 1917–1942. 2058: 2052: 2051: 2025: 2023:astro-ph/0306023 2016:(6): 2951–2963. 2001: 1995: 1994: 1968: 1966:astro-ph/0509417 1959:(6): 2685–2700. 1944: 1938: 1937: 1911: 1909:astro-ph/0502515 1884: 1878: 1877: 1851: 1849:astro-ph/0607378 1827: 1821: 1820: 1788: 1782: 1781: 1771: 1753: 1751:astro-ph/0102393 1729: 1723: 1722: 1712: 1680: 1674: 1673: 1663: 1645: 1643:astro-ph/9309013 1636:(4): 1013–1021. 1621: 1615: 1614: 1604: 1586: 1562: 1556: 1555: 1529: 1527:astro-ph/0503176 1505: 1499: 1498: 1488: 1486:astro-ph/9911078 1468: 1462: 1461: 1429: 1397: 1395: 1394: 1389: 1377: 1375: 1374: 1369: 1357: 1355: 1354: 1349: 1337: 1335: 1334: 1329: 1261: 1259: 1258: 1253: 1251: 1250: 1213: 1202: 1200: 1199: 1194: 1192: 1191: 1190: 1189: 1185: 1135: 1080: 1078: 1077: 1072: 1060: 1058: 1057: 1052: 1040: 1038: 1037: 1032: 1015: 1007: 999: 998: 967: 965: 964: 959: 957: 956: 940: 938: 937: 932: 914: 912: 911: 906: 904: 902: 901: 900: 884: 879: 877: 876: 875: 859: 854: 852: 851: 850: 834: 829: 827: 816: 808: 784: 782: 781: 776: 774: 773: 757: 755: 754: 749: 731: 729: 728: 723: 718: 694: 692: 691: 686: 684: 683: 664: 662: 661: 656: 651: 647: 646: 642: 635: 634: 630: 621: 617: 615: 614: 602: 590: 589: 566: 565: 517: 515: 514: 509: 504: 503: 499: 484: 477: 460: 458: 448: 442: 432: 426: 417: 415: 414: 409: 397: 395: 394: 389: 377: 375: 374: 369: 347: 345: 344: 339: 337: 336: 318: 316: 315: 310: 305: 304: 300: 299: 298: 294: 262: 261: 230: 228: 227: 222: 217: 216: 212: 193: 192: 140: 138: 137: 132: 120: 118: 117: 112: 92:José Luis Sérsic 85: 83: 82: 77: 61: 59: 58: 53: 21: 2346: 2345: 2341: 2340: 2339: 2337: 2336: 2335: 2316: 2315: 2300: 2295: 2294: 2240: 2236: 2175: 2171: 2116: 2112: 2059: 2055: 2002: 1998: 1945: 1941: 1885: 1881: 1828: 1824: 1789: 1785: 1730: 1726: 1681: 1677: 1622: 1618: 1563: 1559: 1544:10.1071/AS05001 1506: 1502: 1469: 1465: 1430: 1426: 1421: 1404: 1383: 1380: 1379: 1378:is replaced by 1363: 1360: 1359: 1343: 1340: 1339: 1338:is replaced by 1323: 1320: 1319: 1316:Einasto profile 1291: 1240: 1236: 1219: 1216: 1215: 1208: 1181: 1177: 1173: 1166: 1162: 1145: 1142: 1141: 1130: 1095: 1066: 1063: 1062: 1046: 1043: 1042: 1006: 994: 990: 973: 970: 969: 952: 948: 946: 943: 942: 920: 917: 916: 896: 892: 888: 883: 871: 867: 863: 858: 846: 842: 838: 833: 820: 815: 804: 790: 787: 786: 769: 765: 763: 760: 759: 737: 734: 733: 714: 700: 697: 696: 679: 675: 673: 670: 669: 626: 622: 610: 606: 601: 597: 596: 595: 591: 585: 581: 577: 573: 561: 557: 540: 537: 536: 531: 527: 495: 491: 487: 473: 444: 443: 428: 427: 425: 423: 420: 419: 403: 400: 399: 383: 380: 379: 357: 354: 353: 332: 328: 326: 323: 322: 290: 286: 282: 275: 271: 269: 257: 253: 236: 233: 232: 208: 204: 200: 188: 184: 155: 152: 151: 148: 126: 123: 122: 121:. 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Index

Sersic profile
intensity
galaxy
de Vaucouleurs' law
José Luis Sérsic

intensity
half-light radius
Gamma function
incomplete Gamma function


Triangulum Galaxy
de Vaucouleurs profile
elliptical galaxies
spiral galaxy
dwarf elliptical galaxies
Hubble type
supermassive black hole
dark matter halos
core-Sérsic
Dwarf elliptical galaxies
bulges
nuclei
Einasto profile
Elliptical galaxy
Galactic bulge
"Influence of the atmospheric and instrumental dispersion on the brightness distribution in a galaxy"
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