scholarly journals The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. XV. The Formation Efficiencies of Globular Clusters in Early‐Type Galaxies: The Effects of Mass and Environment

2008 ◽  
Vol 681 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric W. Peng ◽  
Andrés Jordán ◽  
Patrick Côté ◽  
Marianne Takamiya ◽  
Michael J. West ◽  
...  
2007 ◽  
Vol 171 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Jordan ◽  
Dean E. McLaughlin ◽  
Patrick Cote ◽  
Laura Ferrarese ◽  
Eric W. Peng ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 634 (2) ◽  
pp. 1002-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Jordan ◽  
Patrick Cote ◽  
John P. Blakeslee ◽  
Laura Ferrarese ◽  
Dean E. McLaughlin ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 717 (2) ◽  
pp. 603-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Villegas ◽  
Andrés Jordán ◽  
Eric W. Peng ◽  
John P. Blakeslee ◽  
Patrick Côté ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (S351) ◽  
pp. 112-116
Author(s):  
Paul Goudfrooij

AbstractI summarize the scenario by Goudfrooij (2018) in which the bulk of the ultraviolet (UV) upturn of giant early-type galaxies (ETGs) is due to helium-rich stellar populations that formed in massive metal-rich globular clusters (GCs) and subsequently dissolved in the strong tidal field in the central regions of the massive host galaxy. These massive GCs are assumed to show UV upturns similar to those observed recently in M87, the central galaxy in the Virgo cluster of galaxies. Data taken from the literature reveals a strong correlation between the strength of the UV upturn and the specific frequency of metal-rich GCs in ETGs. Adopting a Schechter function parametrization of GC mass functions, simulations of long-term dynamical evolution of GC systems show that this correlation can be explained by variations in the characteristic truncation mass Mc such that Mc increases with ETG luminosity in a way that is consistent with observed GC luminosity functions in ETGs. These findings suggest that the nature of the UV upturn in ETGs and the variation of its strength among ETGs are causally related to that of helium-rich populations in massive GCs, rather than intrinsic properties of field stars in ETGs.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (S317) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Eric W. Peng ◽  
Hong-Xin Zhang ◽  
Chengze Liu ◽  
Yiqing Liu

AbstractAt the center of the nearest galaxy cluster, the Virgo cluster, lies the massive cD galaxy, M87 (NGC 4486). Using data from the Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey, we investigate the relationship between M87, its globular clusters (GCs), and satellite dwarf galaxies. We find that the kinematics of GCs and ultra-compact dwarfs (UCDs) are different, indicating that UCDs are not simply massive GCs. We also identify a morphological sequence of envelope fraction around UCDs correlated with cluster-centric distance that suggest UCDs are the result of tidal stripping. Lastly, we find that the [α/Fe] abundance ratios of low-mass early-type galaxies in Virgo exhibit a strong negative gradient within ~ 400 kpc of M87, where the galaxies closest to M87 have the highest values. These satellite galaxies are likely the surviving counterparts of accreted dwarfs that contribute stars to the metal-poor, α-rich stellar halos of massive galaxies. Together, these results describe a dense environment that has had a strong and continuing impact on the evolution of its low-mass neighbors.


2013 ◽  
Vol 769 (2) ◽  
pp. 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiushi Wang ◽  
Eric W. Peng ◽  
John P. Blakeslee ◽  
Patrick Côté ◽  
Laura Ferrarese ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 627 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Haşegan ◽  
Andres Jordan ◽  
Patrick Cote ◽  
S. G. Djorgovski ◽  
Dean E. McLaughlin ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 844 (2) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Powalka ◽  
Ariane Lançon ◽  
Thomas H. Puzia ◽  
Eric W. Peng ◽  
Chengze Liu ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 864 (1) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessia Longobardi ◽  
Eric W. Peng ◽  
Patrick Côté ◽  
J. Christopher Mihos ◽  
Laura Ferrarese ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 639 (2) ◽  
pp. 838-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric W. Peng ◽  
Patrick Cote ◽  
Andres Jordan ◽  
John P. Blakeslee ◽  
Laura Ferrarese ◽  
...  

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