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Contopoulos and Bozis 1964

Contopoulos, G., and G. Bozis, 1964: Escape of stars during the collision of two galaxies. Astrophys. J., 139, 1239-1250, doi:10.1086/147862.

An approximate theory is developed to find out whether a star, moving initially on the plane of symmetry of a galaxy, escapes during the collision with another galaxy of small dimensions. The escaping stars are inside an ellipse on the plane of symmetry of the galaxy. Numerical calculations in a Bottlinger model of a galaxy give results of the same order of magnitude. The total amount of the escaping matter is only a few per cent of the total mass of the galaxy, if the collision velocity is of the order of 2000 km/sec. The behavior of the escaping and non-escaping stars is described. The escaping stars do not follow the colliding galaxy and do not form a bridge or link between the two galaxies.

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@article{co08100v,
  author={Contopoulos, G. and Bozis, G.},
  title={Escape of stars during the collision of two galaxies},
  year={1964},
  journal={Astrophysical Journal},
  volume={139},
  pages={1239--1250},
  doi={10.1086/147862},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - co08100v
AU  - Contopoulos, G.
AU  - Bozis, G.
PY  - 1964
TI  - Escape of stars during the collision of two galaxies
JA  - Astrophys. J.
JO  - Astrophysical Journal
VL  - 139
SP  - 1239
EP  - 1250
DO  - 10.1086/147862
ER  -

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