English
Related papers

Related papers: Diffuse Light in the Virgo Cluster

200 papers

We examine the dynamics of the stars and globular clusters in the nearby giant galaxy M87 and constrain the mass distribution, using all the available data over a large range of radii, including higher-order moments of the stellar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Aaron J. Romanowsky , Christopher S. Kochanek

We use Hubble Space Telescope imaging to study the globular cluster system of the Virgo Cluster ultradiffuse galaxy (UDG) VCC 615. We select globular cluster candidates through a combination of size and color, while simultaneously rejecting…

We present detailed images of diffuse UV intergalactic light (IGL), situated in a 60kpc halo that surrounds the radio galaxy MRC 1138-262 at z=2. We discuss the nature of the IGL and rule out faint cluster galaxies, nebular continuum…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 N. A. Hatch , R. A. Overzier , H. J. A. Röttgering , J. D. Kurk , G. K. Miley

We briefly describe the properties of the confirmed spectroscopic sample of intracluster planetary nebulae recently discovered in the Virgo cluster. We find 23 bonafide intracluster planetary nebulae and 8 high redshift (z ~ 3.1) Lyalpha…

We have carried out a search for substructure within the globular cluster systems of M84 (NGC 4374) and M86 (NGC 4406), two giant elliptical galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. We use wide-field (36 arcmin x 36 arcmin), multi-color broadband…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-09-09 Ryan A. Lambert , Katherine L. Rhode , Enrico Vesperini

We explore the formation of the intragroup light (IGL) and intracluster light (ICL), representing diffuse lights within groups and clusters, since $z=1.5$. For this, we perform multi-resolution cosmological N-body simulations using the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-15 Kyungwon Chun , Jihye Shin , Jongwan Ko , Rory Smith , Jaewon Yoo

We present the most extensive combined photometric and spectroscopic study to date of the enormous globular cluster (GC) system around M87, the central giant elliptical galaxy in the nearby Virgo cluster. Using observations from DEIMOS and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Jay Strader , Aaron Romanowsky , Jean Brodie , Lee Spitler , Michael Beasley , Jacob Arnold , Naoyuki Tamura , Ray Sharples , Nobuo Arimoto

We analyse the spatial distribution and colour of the intracluster light (ICL) in 683 clusters of galaxies between z=0.2 and 0.3, selected from approx 1500 deg^2 of the SDSS-DR1. Surface photometry in the g, r and i bands is conducted on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Stefano Zibetti , Simon D. M. White , Donald P. Schneider , Jon Brinkmann

The diffuse light within galaxy groups and clusters provides valuable insight into the growth of massive cosmic structures. Groups are particularly interesting in this context, because they represent the link between galactic haloes and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-11-22 Syeda Lammim Ahad , Yannick M. Bahé , Henk Hoekstra

We use a high resolution collisionless simulation of a Virgo--like cluster in a $\Lambda$CDM cosmology to determine the velocity and clustering properties of the diffuse stellar component in the intracluster region at the present epoch. The…

We report the discovery of a large HI cloud in the central regions of the Virgo cluster. It is 110 x 25 kpc in size and contains 3.4 x 10^8 Msol of HI. The morphology and kinematics of this cloud strongly suggest that it consists of HI…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Tom Oosterloo , Jacqueline van Gorkom

We give an update of our ongoing survey for intracluster light (ICL), in a sample of distant Abell clusters. We find that the amount of intracluster starlight is comparable to that seen in nearby clusters, and that tidal debris appears to…

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 use HST/ACS imaging of 100 early-type galaxies in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey to investigate the nature of diffuse star clusters (DSCs). Compared to globular clusters (GCs), these star clusters have moderately low luminosities (M_V >…

We study the intracluster light (ICL) and intracluster globular clusters (ICGCs) in the nearby Perseus galaxy cluster using Euclid's EROs. By modelling the isophotal and iso-density contours, we mapped the distributions and properties of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-30 M. Kluge , N. A. Hatch , M. Montes , J. B. Golden-Marx , A. H. Gonzalez , J. -C. Cuillandre , M. Bolzonella , A. Lançon , R. Laureijs , T. Saifollahi , M. Schirmer , C. Stone , A. Boselli , M. Cantiello , J. G. Sorce , F. R. Marleau , P. -A. Duc , E. Sola , M. Urbano , S. L. Ahad , Y. M. Bahé , S. P. Bamford , C. Bellhouse , F. Buitrago , P. Dimauro , F. Durret , A. Ellien , Y. Jimenez-Teja , E. Slezak , N. Aghanim , B. Altieri , S. Andreon , N. Auricchio , M. Baldi , A. Balestra , S. Bardelli , R. Bender , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , M. Brescia , J. Brinchmann , S. Camera , G. P. Candini , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , J. Carretero , S. Casas , M. Castellano , S. Cavuoti , A. Cimatti , G. Congedo , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , M. Cropper , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , J. Dinis , C. A. J. Duncan , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , M. Farina , S. Farrens , S. Ferriol , P. Fosalba , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , M. Fumana , S. Galeotta , B. Garilli , W. Gillard , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , P. Gómez-Alvarez , B. R. Granett , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , L. Guzzo , S. V. H. Haugan , J. Hoar , H. Hoekstra , W. Holmes , I. Hook , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , P. Hudelot , K. Jahnke , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , T. Kitching , R. Kohley , B. Kubik , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , O. Lahav , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , V. Lindholm , I. Lloro , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , R. Massey , S. Maurogordato , H. J. McCracken , E. Medinaceli , S. Mei , M. Melchior , Y. Mellier , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , E. Munari , R. C. Nichol , S. -M. Niemi , J. W. Nightingale , C. Padilla , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , K. Pedersen , W. J. Percival , V. Pettorino , S. Pires , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , L. A. Popa , L. Pozzetti , G. D. Racca , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , A. Renzi , J. Rhodes , G. Riccio , H. -W. Rix , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , E. Rossetti , R. Saglia , D. Sapone , B. Sartoris , M. Sauvage , R. Scaramella , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , A. Secroun , G. Seidel , M. Seiffert , S. Serrano , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , J. Skottfelt , L. Stanco , P. Tallada-Crespí , A. N. Taylor , H. I. Teplitz , I. Tereno , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , I. Tutusaus , E. A. Valentijn , L. Valenziano , T. Vassallo , G. Verdoes Kleijn , A. Veropalumbo , Y. Wang , J. Weller , O. R. Williams , G. Zamorani , E. Zucca , A. Biviano , C. Burigana , G. De Lucia , K. George , V. Scottez , P. Simon , A. Mora , J. Martín-Fleitas , F. Ruppin , D. Scott

Still largely unexplored, the diffuse light in cluster of galaxies traces the past and on-going buildup of these massive structures. Here, we present the first comprehensive study of the intracluster light (ICL) of the cluster…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-12-07 Mireia Montes , Ignacio Trujillo

We report the discovery of a luminous, mini radio halo of ~240 kpc dimension at the center of a distant cluster of galaxies at redshift z = 0.131. Our optical and multi-wavelength GMRT and VLA observations reveal a highly unusual structure…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-03-03 Joydeep Bagchi , Joe Jacob , Gopal-Krishna , Nitin Wadnerkar , J. Belapure , Norbert Werner , A. C. Kumbharkhane

We report on a large-scale study of the distribution of globular clusters (GCs) throughout the Virgo cluster, based on photometry from the Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey, a large imaging survey covering Virgo's primary subclusters to…

Narrow-band Halpha and broadband R images and radial profiles are presented for 63 bright spiral galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. The sample is complete for Sb-Scd galaxies with B magnitude less than 12 and inclination less than 75 degrees.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 R. A. Koopmann , J. D. P. Kenney , J. Young

This Letter presents the color distributions of the globular cluster (GC) systems of 12 Virgo elliptical galaxies, measured using data from the Hubble Space Telescope. Bright galaxies with large numbers of detected GC's show two distinct…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 Eric H. Neilsen, , Zlatan I. Tsvetanov