Journal article
GLOBULAR CLUSTER SYSTEMS IN BRIGHTEST CLUSTER GALAXIES: A NEAR-UNIVERSAL LUMINOSITY FUNCTION?
Abstract
We present the first results from our Hubble Space Telescope brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) survey of seven central supergiant cluster galaxies and their globular cluster (GC) systems. We measure a total of 48,000 GCs in all seven galaxies, representing the largest single GC database. We find that a log-normal shape accurately matches the observed the luminosity function (LF) of the GCs down to the globular cluster luminosity function turnover …
Authors
Harris WE; Morningstar W; Gnedin OY; O'Halloran H; Blakeslee JP; Whitmore BC; Côté P; Geisler D; Peng EW; Bailin J
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 797, No. 2,
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
December 20, 2014
DOI
10.1088/0004-637x/797/2/128
ISSN
0004-637X