Abstract
This paper discusses the development of tools for galactic photometry using wise, and for reduction and analysis of 21cm galaxy spectra. These Python-based tools can then be applied to selected data in order to refine the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation. This relation, between baryonic mass and rotational velocity of a galaxy, proves useful for extragalactic research, particularly in calculating redshift-independent distances. While these tools could be further improved, they provide a robust process for calculation of particular galaxy characteristics.
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Wolf, Ezra D.
(2023)
"Tools For Refining the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation,"
Macalester Journal of Physics and Astronomy: Vol. 11:
Iss.
1, Article 17.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/mjpa/vol11/iss1/17