Journal article
The luminosity function of diverse satellite galaxy systems
Abstract
The high-resolution, smoothed particle hydrodynamics galaxies of the McMaster Unbiased Galaxy Survey are used to examine the satellite systems of 16 model host galaxies. Each galaxy has a different mass, angular momentum and merger history that yield a rich set of satellite luminosity functions. With new observations of distant satellite systems, we can compare these luminosity functions to satellite systems beyond the Local Group. We find that …
Authors
Nickerson S; Stinson G; Couchman HMP; Bailin J; Wadsley J
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 429, No. 1, pp. 452–457
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
February 11, 2013
DOI
10.1093/mnras/sts348
ISSN
0035-8711