Mapping Local Galaxies with a Panoramic IFU: The SAURON Survey
 
Roger Davies
Durham Univ

The SAURON Survey utilises a purpose built panoramic integral field
spectrograph to map the kinematics and stellar populations of a
representative sample of local early type galaxies as a function of
luminosity, Hubble type and environment. I will briefly describe the
instrument, discuss the motivation for the survey and the sample of
galaxies selected. I will illustrate the unique advantages of integral
field spectrographs for this work. By combining measurements of the age
and metallicity of the stellar population with the comprehensive dymanical
data I will show how the evolutionary history of galaxies can be
determined.