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astro-ph.GA2021★ 16 cited
A 6-d View of Stellar Shells
C. A. Dong-Páez, E. Vasiliev, N. W. Evans
Stellar shells are low surface brightness features, created during nearly head-on galaxy mergers from the debris of the tidally disrupted satellite. Here, we investigate the format…
astro-ph.GA2021★ 52 cited
Radialization of satellite orbits in galaxy mergers
Eugene Vasiliev, Vasily Belokurov, Wyn Evans
We consider the orbital evolution of satellites in galaxy mergers, focusing on the evolution of eccentricity. Using a large suite of N-body simulations, we study the phenomenon of…