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| Paper: |
A Subaru/Suprime-Cam Wide-Field Study of Globular Cluster Populations Surrounding M 87 |
| Volume: |
399, Panoramic Views of Galaxy Formation and Evolution |
| Page: |
457 |
| Authors: |
Tamura, N.; Sharples, R.M.; Arimoto, N.; Onodera, M.; Ohta, K.; Yamada, Y. |
| Abstract: |
We report a wide-field imaging survey of the globular cluster (GC) populations around M87 with Suprime-Cam on the 8.2-meter Subaru telescope. By investigating the GC color distributions and surface number densities as a function of distance from the host galaxy, we argue that the contribution of GCs associated with the Virgo cluster (i.e. intergalactic GCs) is insignificant around M87; most of the blue GCs around luminous ellipticals, as well as the red GCs, are presumably associated with the host galaxy. |
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