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Aims - We present the first results of a large spectroscopic survey of globular clusters and candidate globular clusters in the nearby M~31 galaxy. The survey is aimed at the classification of known candidate M~31 clusters and at the study…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Galleti , L. Federici , M. Bellazzini , A. Buzzoni , F. Fusi Pecci

In this paper, we present photometry of 53 globular clusters (GCs) in the M31 outer halo, including the {\sl GALEX} FUV and NUV, SDSS $ugriz$, 15 intermediate-band filters of BATC, and 2MASS $JHK_{\rm s}$ bands. By comparing the multicolour…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-06 Song Wang , Jun Ma , Jifeng Liu

We analyze the structural parameters of the largest-available sample of spatially resolved extragalactic globular clusters. The images of M31 GCs were found in a search of HST archival data, described in a companion paper. We measure the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Barmby , S. Holland , J. P. Huchra

We present new high signal-to-noise spectroscopic data on the M31 globular cluster system, obtained with the Hectospec multifiber spectrograph on the 6.5m MMT. More than 300 clusters have been observed at a resolution of 5A. The primary…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 Nelson Caldwell , Ricardo Schiavon , Heather Morrison , James A. Rose , Paul Harding

We report the first results from deep ACS imaging of ten classical globular clusters in the far outer regions (15 < R_p < 100 kpc) of M31. Eight of the clusters, including two of the most remote M31 globular clusters presently known, are…

A comparative analysis is performed between high-quality integrated spectra of 30 globular clusters in M31, 20 Milky Way clusters, and a sample of field and cluster elliptical galaxies. We find that the Lick CN indices in the M31 and…

We present the spectroscopic observations for 11 confirmed globular clusters of M31 with the OMR spectrograph on 2.16m telescope at Xinglong site of National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Nine of our sample…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Zhou Fan , Ya-Fang Huang , Jin-Zeng Li , Xu Zhou , Jun Ma , Hong Wu , Tian-Meng Zhang , Yong-Heng Zhao

In this paper, we present surface brightness profiles for 79 globular clusters in M31, using images observed with {\it Hubble Space Telescope}, some of which are from new observations. The structural and dynamical parameters are derived…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Song Wang , Jun Ma

High angular resolution optical and near-infrared images are used to investigate the central regions of the nearby Sb galaxy M81 (NGC3031). The spectral-energy distribution of the circumnuclear region, which extends out to 1.5 arcsec (~ 24…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 T. J. Davidge , S. Courteau

We present recent multi-object spectroscopy of globular clusters in the Virgo gEs M49 and M87. In M49, we have a total of 144 confirmed clusters out to 8 arcmin radius (~6 R_eff or 35 kpc). We find that the blue (metal-poor) clusters have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Terry Bridges

We report new, as yet unpublished HST/WFPC2 V, I photometry of 9 globular clusters in M31. These are part of a total sample of 19 clusters on M31 with well observed CMDs from HST. The clusters have the full range of horizontal branch…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. M. Rich , C. E. Corsi , M. Bellazzini , L. Federici , C. Cacciari , F. Fusi Pecci

We present central velocity dispersions, masses, mass to light ratios ($M/L$s), and rotation strengths for 25 Galactic globular clusters. We derive radial velocities of 1951 stars in 12 globular clusters from single order spectra taken with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Brian Kimmig , Anil Seth , Inese I. Ivans , Jay Strader , Nelson Caldwell , Tim Anderton , Dylan Gregersen

Context: The formation and evolution of disk galaxies are long standing questions in Astronomy. Understanding the properties of globular cluster systems can lead to important insights on the evolution of its host galaxy. Aims: We aim to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-12 Enio Cezario , Paula R. T. Coelho , Alan Alves-Brito , Duncan A. Forbes , Jean P. Brodie

We present new metallicity estimates for globular cluster (GC) candidates in the Sd spiral NGC 300, one of the nearest spiral galaxies outside the Local Group. We have obtained optical spectroscopy for 44 Sculptor Group GC candidates with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-02-24 J. B. Nantais , J. P. Huchra , P. Barmby , K. A. G. Olsen

Following on from our discovery of a significant population of M31 outer halo globular clusters (GCs), and updates to the Revised Bologna Catalogue of M31 GCs, we investigate the GC system of M31 out to an unprecedented radius (~120kpc). We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 A. P. Huxor , A. M. N. Ferguson , N. R. Tanvir , M. J. Irwin , A. D. Mackey , R. A. Ibata , T. Bridges , S. C. Chapman , G. F. Lewis

Although the globular clusters in the Milky Way have been studied for a long time, a significant fraction of them lack homogeneous metallicity and radial velocity measurements. In an earlier paper we presented the first part of a project to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-11-07 S. Vásquez , I. Saviane , E. V. Held , G. S. Da Costa , B. Dias , M. Gullieuszik , B. Barbuy , S. Ortolani , M. Zoccali

Well determined radial velocities and abundances are essential for analyzing the properties of the Globular Cluster system of the Milky Way. However more than 50% of these clusters have no spectroscopic measure of their metallicity. In this…

The study of outer halo globular cluster (GC) populations can give insight into galaxy merging, globular cluster accretion and the origin of GCs. We use archival Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) data in concert with space-based GALEX, IRAC…

We present a high precision photometric view of the stellar populations in the outer halo of M31, using data taken with the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys (HST/ACS). We analyse the field populations adjacent to 11…

Updated data of the 153 Galactic globular clusters are used to readdress fundamental parameters of the Milky Way. We build a reduced sample, decontaminated of the clusters younger than 10Gyr, those with retrograde orbits and/or evidence of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-28 Eduardo Bica , Charles Bonatto , Beatriz Barbuy , Sergio Ortolani