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Paper: Cut-Off Radii of Galactic Disks
Volume: 230, Galaxy Disks and Disk Galaxies
Page: 135
Authors: Pohlen, M.; Lütticke, R.; Dettmar, R.-J.
Abstract: We present the results from 3D modelling of 31 nearby (<110 Mpc) edge-on spiral galaxies by a single disk component to address the radial truncation of galactic disks. We confirm for this sample the existence of such cut-offs (Rco), and find a significantly lower mean value of the distance independent ratio Rco/h = 2.9+/-0.7 than the standard value of 4.5 often used in the literature. Our present data show no correlation of these parameters with Hubble type, whereas we report a correlation between Rco/h and the distance based scalelength h in linear units.
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