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Paper: Isolated Galaxies and Isolated Satellite Systems
Volume: 421, Galaxies in Isolation: Exploring Nature Versus Nurture
Page: 15
Authors: Ann, H. B.; Park, C.; Choi, Y. Y.
Abstract: We search for isolated galaxies using a volume-limited sample of galaxies with 0.02 < z < 0.04742 from SDSS DR7 supplemented by bright galaxies. We devise a diagnostic tool to select isolated galaxies in different environments using the projected separation (rp) normalized by the virial radius of the nearest neighbor (rvir,nei) and the local background density. We find that the isolation condition of rp > rvir,nei and ρ < ρbar well segregates the CIG galaxies. We confirm the morphology conformity between the host and their satellites, which suggests the importance to galaxy evolution of hydrodynamic interactions among galaxies within their virial radii.
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