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We present new deep photometry of the rich globular cluster (GC) systems around the Brightest Cluster Galaxies UGC 9799 (Abell 2052) and UGC 10143 (Abell 2147), obtained with the HST ACS and WFC3 cameras. For comparison, we also present new…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-01-25 W. E. Harris , S. M. Ciccone , G. M. Eadie , O. Y. Gnedin , D. Geisler , B. Rothberg , J. Bailin

Globular clusters (GCs) are among the oldest stellar systems in the universe. As such, GCs population are valuable fossil tracers of galaxy formation and interaction history. We use the multi-band wide-field images obtained with the VST to…

We present new HST optical and near-infrared (NIR) photometry of the rich globular cluster (GC) system of NGC 4874, the cD galaxy in the core of the Coma cluster (Abell 1656). NGC 4874 was observed with the HST Advanced Camera for Surveys…

In this paper we describe the photometric and spectroscopic properties of multiple populations in seven northern globular clusters. In this study we employ precise ground based photometry from the private collection of Stetson, space…

(Abriged)This work studies in more detail the stellar population, including its photometric properties and characteristics, in the rarely studied southern Galactic globular cluster NGC 1261. We focus on the brighter sequences of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 V. Kravtsov , G. Alcaino , G. Marconi , F. Alvarado

Long-slit medium-resolution spectra of the Galactic globular clusters (GCs) NGC6229 and NGC6779, obtained with the CARELEC spectrograph at the 1.93-m telescope of the Haute-Provence observatory, have been used to determine the age, helium…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-15 Khamidullina D. A. , Sharina M. E. , Shimansky V. V. , Davoust E

We present the photometry of 30 globular clusters (GCs) and GC candidates in 15 intermediate-band filters covering from ~3000 to ~10000 \AA using the archival CCD images of M31 observed as part of the Beijing - Arizona - Taiwan -…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Z. Fan , J. Ma , X. Zhou

We present HST/ACS $g$ and $z$ photometry and half-light radii $R_{\rm h}$ measurements of 360 globular cluster (GC) candidates around the nearby S0 galaxy NGC 3115. We also include Subaru/Suprime-Cam $g$, $r$, and $i$ photometry of 421…

We use multi-pointing HST ACS and wide field Subaru Suprime-Cam imaging to study the globular cluster system of the L* elliptical galaxy NGC 4278. We have also obtained a handful of new globular cluster spectra with Keck/DEIMOS. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-11-26 Christopher Usher , Duncan A. Forbes , Lee R. Spitler , Jean P. Brodie , Aaron J. Romanowsky , Jay Strader , Kristin A. Woodley

We investigate the multiple stellar populations of the globular clusters M3, M5, M13, and M71 using $g^\prime$ and intermediate-band CN-$\lambda 3883$ photometry obtained with the WIYN 0.9-m telescope on Kitt Peak. We find a strong…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-13 William P. Bowman , Catherine A. Pilachowski , Liese van Zee , Amanda Winans , Robin Ciardullo , Caryl Gronwall

The presence of systematic modulations in the colour distributions in composite samples of globular clusters associated with galaxies in the Virgo and Fornax clusters has been reported in a previous work. In this paper we focus on the 27…

We have obtained high-res, high S/N ratio CCD echelle spectra of 10 bright red giants in 3 GCs (47Tuc, NGC6752 and NGC6397) roughly spanning the range of metallicities of the galactic GC system; they reveal no evidence of star to star…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-28 E. Carretta , R. G. Gratton

We present $g^\prime$ and $z^\prime$ aperture photometry for 96 Galactic Globular Clusters, making this the largest homogeneous catalog of photometry for these objects in the SDSS filter system. For a subset of 56 clusters we also provide…

We study the globular cluster (GC) system of the Virgo giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4365, using new wide-field VIK imaging. The GC colour distribution has (at least) two peaks, but the colours of the red GCs appear more strongly weighted…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. S. Larsen , J. P. Brodie , J. Strader

We present 2MASS $JHK_{\rm s}$ photometry for 913 star clusters and candidates in the field of M31, which are selected from the latest Revised Bologna Catalog of M31 globular clusters (GCs) and candidates. The photometric measurements in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-04-18 Song Wang , Jun Ma , Zhenyu Wu , Xu Zhou

The spectroscopic and photometric signals of the star-to-star abundance variations found in globular clusters seem to be correlated with global parameters like the cluster's metallicity, mass and age. Understanding this behaviour could…

Color distributions of globular clusters (GCs) in most massive galaxies are bimodal. Assuming linear color-to-metallicity conversions, bimodality is viewed as the presence of merely two GC subsystems with distinct metallicities, which…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Suk-Jin Yoon , Sangmo T. Sohn , Hak-Sub Kim , Chul Chung , Jaeil Cho , Sang-Yoon Lee , John P. Blakeslee

We analyze photometric data in V and I for the globular cluster (GC) systems in five of the giant ellipticals in the Coma Cluster: NGC 4874, 4881, 4889, 4926, and IC 4051. We find that the GC luminosity functions are quite similar to one…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 W. E. Harris , J. J. Kavelaars , D. A. Hanes , C. J. Pritchet , W. A. Baum

We investigate the color-magnitude relation for globular clusters (GCs) -- the so-called "blue tilt" -- detected in the ACS Fornax Cluster Survey and using the combined sample of GCs from the ACS Fornax and Virgo Cluster Surveys. We find a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 S. Mieske , A. Jordan , P. Cote , E. Peng , L. Ferrarese , J. Blakeslee , S. Mei , H. Baumgardt , J. Tonry , L. Infante , M. West

High signal-to-noise, low-resolution spectra have been obtained for 22 globular clusters (GCs) in NGC 4365. Some of these were selected as probable representatives of an intermediate-age (2-5 Gyr), extremely metal-rich GC subpopulation. The…