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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 utilise the final catalogue from the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey to investigate the links between the globular cluster system and field halo in M31 at projected radii $R_p=25-150$ kpc. In this region the cluster radial density…

We derive structural parameters for ~2000 globular clusters in the giant Virgo elliptical M87 using extremely deep Hubble Space Telescope images in F606W (V) and F814W (I) taken with the ACS/WFC. The cluster scale sizes (half-light radii…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Juan P. Madrid , William E. Harris , John P. Blakeslee , Matias Gomez

We present absorption line indices measured in the integrated spectra of globular clusters both from the Galaxy and from M 31. Our samples include 41 Galactic globular clusters, and more than 300 clusters in M 31. The conversion of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Ricardo P. Schiavon , Nelson Caldwell , Heather Morrison , Paul Harding , Stephane Courteau , Lauren A. MacArthur , Genevieve J. Graves

We use Hubble Space Telescope archival images to measure central surface brightness profiles of globular clusters around satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. We report results for 21 clusters around the LMC, 5 around the SMC, and 4 around…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Eva Noyola , Karl Gebhardt

A new population of extended, luminous globular clusters has recently been discovered in the outskirts of M31. These objects have luminosities typical of classical globular clusters, but much larger half-light radii. We report the first…

We present a comparison between the observational data on the kinematical structure of G1 in M31, obtained with the Hubble WFPC2 and STIS instruments, and the results of dynamical simulations carried out using the special-purpose computer…

037-B327 is of interest because it is both the most luminous and the most highly reddened cluster known in M31. Deep observations with the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope provide photometric data in the F606W band,…

With the ultimate aim of distinguishing between various models describing the formation of galaxy halos (e.g. radial or multi-phase collapse, random mergers), we have completed a spectroscopic study of the globular cluster system of M31. We…

We present a catalog of extended objects in the vicinity of M81 based a set of 24 Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) Wide Field Camera (WFC) F814W (I-band) images. We have found 233 good globular cluster candidates; 92…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 J. B. Nantais , J. P. Huchra , B. McLeod , J. Strader , J. P. Brodie

We present an updated catalog of 1300 objects in the field of M31, including 670 likely star clusters of various types. Archival images were inspected to confirm cluster classifications where possible, but most of the classifications were…

We present and analyze the radial luminosity profiles of a sample of 1066 stellar clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud. By design, this study closely follows the compilation by Hill & Zaritsky of the structural parameters of stellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 Felicia Werchan , Dennis Zaritsky

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

Stochasticity of bright stars introduces uncertainty and bias into derived structural parameters of star clusters. We have simulated a grid of cluster $V$-band images, observed with Subaru Suprime-Cam with age, mass, and size representing a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-03-14 D. Narbutis , R. Stonkutė , P. de Meulenaer , T. Mineikis , V. Vansevičius

The links between the internal structure of galaxy groups and clusters and cosmological parameters are reviewed here. The mass density profiles of clusters, inferred from both optical analyses of the galaxy surface number density profile…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-03 Gary A. Mamon

Using deep photometric data from WFC@INT and [email protected] we measure the outer number density profiles of 19 stellar clusters located in the inner region of the Milky Way halo (within a Galactocentric distance range of 10-30 kpc) in order to…

This paper is the third in the series of papers on M81 globular clusters. In this paper, we present spatial and metal abundance properties of 95 M81 globular clusters, which comprise nearly half of all the M81 globular cluster system. These…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Jun Ma , David Burstein , Zhou Fan , Xu Zhou , Jiansheng Chen , Zhaoji Jiang , Zhenyu Wu , Jianghua Wu

Recent observational results on the globular cluster systems of spiral galaxies are summarized. Although the number of spirals with well-studied GCSs is still small, new studies promise to increase it rapidly in the next few years. New…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Pauline Barmby

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

The relations between the luminosities $M_{V}$, the metallicities $[Fe/H]$, the Galactocentric radii $R$, and the central concentration indices $c$ of Galactic globular clusters are discussed. It is found that the most luminous clusters…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Sidney van den Bergh