Modelling the kinematics of the cold gas in galaxies using GalAPAGOS

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dc.contributor.authorBlanchette, Keagan
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeO'Dea, Christopher (Physics and Astronomy) Sherif, Sherif (Electrical and Computer Engineering)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorEnglish, Jayanne (Physics and Astronomy) Fiege, Jason (Physics and Astronomy)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-09T20:24:59Z
dc.date.available2018-05-09T20:24:59Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.submitted2018-04-03T18:59:50Zen
dc.date.submitted2018-04-12T19:30:28Zen
dc.degree.disciplinePhysics and Astronomyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractGalaxy rotation curves are the primary method of investigation into galaxy kinematics in this work. The University of Manitoba developed software package GalAPAGOS was renovated for optically thin gas, as well as used to generate the galaxy rotation curves. GalAPAGOS uses analytic fitting equations to produce models and describe the galaxy kinematics, as well as the density distribution. GalAPAGOS was applied to both HI and CO observational spectral line cubes to demonstrate that these model rotation curves and density profiles would benefit studies of normal galaxies (e.g. NGC 3198), peculiar galaxies (e.g. NGC 2188), and the centres of ellipticals (e.g. NGC 3665). The family of models generated for each galaxy were able to accurately reproduce the morphology and kinematic characteristics of these galaxies, along with density profiles and rotation curves. We then used the rotation curves to calculate the total dynamical mass inside the radius of the observed gas disk.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2018en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33023
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectPhysicsen_US
dc.subjectAstronomyen_US
dc.subjectAstrophysicsen_US
dc.subjectModellingen_US
dc.subjectGalaxiesen_US
dc.subjectCold gasen_US
dc.subjectKinematicsen_US
dc.subjectRotation curvesen_US
dc.subjectGalAPAGOSen_US
dc.titleModelling the kinematics of the cold gas in galaxies using GalAPAGOSen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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