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We have carried out an extensive program of observations of the ionized gas in 74 luminous elliptical and lenticular galaxies, selected to include a variety of properties in radio and X-ray emission, and in kinematical behavior. For each galaxy we have obtained broad-band R and V images and narrow-band images, centered at the Hα and [NII] emission lines, to derive the luminosity and distribution of the ionized gas. We found that a large fraction (≃ 70%) of E and S0 galaxies in our sample contain ionized gas. The gas morphology and size varies from small disks (mean diameter 1–4 kpc) to large filamentary structures (extending up to 10 kpc from the galaxy center). Comparison with previous measurements shows reasonable agreement for a few galaxies, but considerable scatter for a large fraction, possibly due to differences in the limiting flux thresholds.
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Caon, N., Macchetto, F., Pastoriza, M. (1996). A Survey of the Interstellar Medium in Elliptical Galaxies: The Ionized Gas. In: Bender, R., Davies, R.L. (eds) New Light on Galaxy Evolution. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 171. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0229-9_60
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