Browsing by Author "Vikram, Vinu"

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    PyMorph: Automated galaxy structural parameter rstimation using python
    (2010-07-20) Vikram, Vinu; et al.; Wadadekar, Yogesh; Kembhavi, A.K.
    We present a new software pipeline – PyMorph – for automated estimation of structural parameters of galaxies. Both parametric fits through a two dimensional bulge disk decomposition as well as structural parameter measurements like concentration, asymmetry etc. are supported. The pipeline is designed to be easy to use yet flexible; individual software modules can be replaced with ease. A find-and-fit mode is available so that all galaxies in a image can be measured with a simple command. A parallel version of the Pymorph pipeline runs on computer clusters and a Virtual Observatory compatible web enabled interface is under development.
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    Quantitative measure of evolution of bright cluster galaxies at moderate redshifts
    (2010-01-01) Vikram, Vinu; et al.; Wadadekar, Yogesh; Kembhavi, A.K.
    Using archival data from the Hubble Space Telescope, we study the quantitative morphological evolution of spectroscopically confirmed bright galaxies in the core regions of nine clusters ranging in redshift from z = 0.31 to z = 0.84. We use morphological parameters derived from two dimensional bulge-disk decomposition to study the evolution. We find an increase in the mean bulge-to-total luminosity ratio B/T as the Universe evolves. We also find a corresponding increase in the fraction of early type galaxies and in the mean S´ersic index. We discuss these results and their implications to physical mechanisms for evolution of galaxy morphology.