M/L in individual galaxies

Abstract

In this short report, I briefly review, illustrate and discuss various techniques (e.g., X ray halos, lensing, kinematics) used to derive mass (hence M/L) profiles of individual galaxies.

To be published in the Proceedings of the XLIst Rencontres de Moriond, XXVIth Astrophysics Moriond Meeting: "From dark halos to light", Eds. L.Tresse, S. Maurogordato and J. Tran Thanh Van (Editions Frontieres). 10 pages, 6 figures. Updated references

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