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We increase the sample of ultra diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in lower density environments with characterized globular cluster (GC) populations using new Hubble Space Telescope observations of nine UDGs in group environments. While the bulk of…

We investigate the connection between stellar mass distribution, assembly history, and star formation timescales in low-redshift massive early-type galaxies (ETGs) by combining deep LegacySurvey imaging with MaNGA's spatially resolved…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-04 Xiao-Ya Zhang , Song Huang , Meng Gu

We present a high-resolution simulation of globular cluster formation in a galaxy merger. For the first time in such a simulation, individual star clusters are directly identified and followed on their orbits. We quantitatively compare star…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Yuexing Li , Mordecai-Mark Mac Low , Ralf S. Klessen

We describe a scheme for the formation of globular cluster systems in early-type galaxies using a semi-analytic model of galaxy formation. Operating within a Lambda CDM cosmology, we assume that metal-poor globular clusters are formed at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. A. Beasley , C. M. Baugh , D. A. Forbes , R. M. Sharples , C. S. Frenk

The formation and growth of globular cluster systems (GCSs) is closely related to the evolutionary processes experienced by their host galaxies. In particular, their radial distributions scale with several properties of the galaxies and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-08-07 Juan Pablo Caso , Bruno J. De Bórtoli , Ana I. Ennis , Lilia P. Bassino

Globular clusters (GCs) are some of the most visible tracers of the merging and accretion history of galaxy halos. Metal-poor GCs, in particular, are thought to arrive in massive galaxies largely through dry, minor merging events, but it is…

Context. This is the third study of a series dedicated to the observed parallelism of properties between Galaxy Clusters and Groups(GCGs) and early-type galaxies (ETGs). Aims. Here we investigate the physical origin of the Mass-Radius…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-11-25 Cesare Chiosi , Mauro D'Onofrio , Emiliano Merlin , Lorenzo Piovan , Paola Marziani

Recent surveys have demonstrated the widespread presence of UV emission in early-type galaxies (ETGs), suggesting the existence of star formation in many of these systems. However, potential UV contributions from old and young stars,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-17 Divya Pandey , Sugata Kaviraj , Kanak Saha , Saurabh Sharma

We have derived masses and ages for 79 early-type galaxies (ETGs) in different environments at z~1.3 in the Lynx supercluster and in the GOODS/CDF-S field using multiwavelength (0.6-4.5 $\mu$m; KPNO, Palomar, Keck, HST, Spitzer) datasets.…

It is generally recognized that massive galaxies form through a combination of in-situ collapse and ex-situ accretion. The in-situ component forms early, where gas collapse and compaction leads to the formation of massive compact systems…

We investigate structural properties of old, metal-poor globular clusters (GCs) formed at high redshifts (z>6) and located inside and outside virialized galaxy-scale halos in clusters of galaxies with the total masses of M_CL based on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Kenji Bekki , Hideki Yahagi

In order to investigate the origin of multiple stellar populations found in globular clusters (GCs) in the halo and bulge of the Milky Way, we have constructed chemical evolution models for their putative low-mass progenitors. In light of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-12-19 Jenny J. Kim , Young-Wook Lee

The metal-poor sub-population of globular cluster (GC) systems exhibits a correlation between the GC average colour and luminosity, especially in those systems associated with massive elliptical galaxies. More luminous (more massive) GCs…

Globular clusters (GCs) are key to understanding the formation and evolution of our Galaxy. While the abundances of light and Fe-peak elements in GCs have been widely studied, investigations into heavier, neutron-capture elements -- and…

Some early-type galaxies show a correlation between color and integrated magnitude among the brighter metal-poor globular clusters (GCs). This phenomenon, known as the blue tilt, implies a mass-metallicity relationship among these clusters.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Jay Strader , Graeme Smith

Studies of stellar populations in early-type galaxies (ETGs) show that the more massive galaxies form earlier and have a shorter star formation history (SFH). In this study, we investigate the initial conditions of ETG formation. The study…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-09-02 Robin Eappen , Pavel Kroupa , Nils Wittenburg , Moritz Haslbauer , Benoit Famaey

The connection between a galaxy's total globular cluster system (GCS) mass and its halo mass has been studied for decades and it has been found that galaxies at nearly all observed masses adhere to a linear scaling relation between these…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-10 Veronika Dornan , William E. Harris

We present a catalog of 422 galaxies with published measurements of their globular cluster (GC) populations. Of these, 248 are E galaxies, 93 are S0 galaxies, and 81 are spirals or irregulars. Among various correlations of the total number…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 William E. Harris , Gretchen L. H. Harris , Matthew Alessi

The discovery of a large population of intra-cluster star clusters in the central region of the Hydra I and Centaurus galaxy clusters is presented. Based on deep VLT photometry (V,I), many star clusters have been identified not only around…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Michael Hilker

Using globular cluster (GC) kinematics and photometry data, we calibrate the scaling relation between the total galaxy mass (M_TOT including dark matter) and total globular cluster system mass (M_GCS) in a sample of 30 early-type galaxies…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-06-12 Dong-Woo Kim , Nicholas James , Giuseppina Fabbiano , Duncan Forbes , Adebusola Alabi