Mass-to-light ratios in early-type galaxies and the dark matter content
  The distribution of the radial trends of the mass-to-light ratios (M/L) within an assorted sample of early-type galaxies is discussed. Three classes of galaxies are identified according to their M/L gradients. Two such classes are characterized by the presence or by the absence of a radial gradient of the dark-matter (DM) distribution. A third class contains objects which are likely undergoing interaction; they exhibit steep M/L gradients which are possibly the result of a wrong assumption on their equilibrium conditions. Finally, a possible correlation between DM content and morphological types is briefly discussed. 
M. Capaccioli (1,2), N.R. Napolitano (1), and M. Arnaboldi (3)((1)   INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Naples, I...