CCD observations of Abell clusters. IV - Surface photometry of 175 brightest cluster galaxies

1985 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 1648 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Hoessel ◽  
D. P. Schneider
1983 ◽  
Vol 268 ◽  
pp. 476 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. Schneider ◽  
J. E. Gunn ◽  
J. G. Hoessel

2015 ◽  
Vol 451 (3) ◽  
pp. 2703-2722 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Cooper ◽  
L. Gao ◽  
Q. Guo ◽  
C. S. Frenk ◽  
A. Jenkins ◽  
...  

1988 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 547-547
Author(s):  
D. G. Lambas ◽  
P. J. E. Peebles ◽  
E. J. Groth

We perform a test of reproducibility of the results of Argyres, et al. (A.J. 91, 3; 1986). Their conclusion is that there is marginal evidence for alignment of the brightest galaxies in rich Abell clusters in the northern galactic hemisphere with the surrounding large scale distribution of galaxies in the Lick map made by Seldner, et al. (A.J. 82, 249; 1977).


2020 ◽  
Vol 500 (1) ◽  
pp. 310-318
Author(s):  
Roberto De Propris ◽  
Michael J West ◽  
Felipe Andrade-Santos ◽  
Cinthia Ragone-Figueroa ◽  
Elena Rasia ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT We explore the persistence of the alignment of brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) with their local environment. We find that a significant fraction of BCGs do not coincide with the centroid of the X-ray gas distribution and/or show peculiar velocities (they are not at rest with respect to the cluster mean). Despite this, we find that BCGs are generally aligned with the cluster mass distribution even when they have significant offsets from the X-ray centre and significant peculiar velocities. The large offsets are not consistent with simple theoretical models. To account for these observations BCGs must undergo mergers preferentially along their major axis, the main infall direction. Such BCGs may be oscillating within the cluster potential after having been displaced by mergers or collisions, or the dark matter halo itself may not yet be relaxed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S359) ◽  
pp. 185-187
Author(s):  
Fiorella L. Polles

AbstractMulti-phase filamentary structures surrounding giant elliptical galaxies at the center of cool-core clusters, the Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs), have been detected from optical to submillimeter wavelengths. The source of the ionisation in the filaments is still debated. Studying the excitation of these structures is key to our understanding of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) feedback in general, and more precisely of the impact of environmental and local effects on star formation. One possible contributor to the excitation of the filaments is the thermal radiation from the cooling of the hot plasma surrounding the BCGs, the so-called cooling flow.


2016 ◽  
Vol 465 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Zieleniewski ◽  
Ryan C. W. Houghton ◽  
Niranjan Thatte ◽  
Roger L. Davies ◽  
Sam P. Vaughan

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