Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-04-23
Astron.J. 126 (2003) 596
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
26 pages, 32 figures in jpeg format, accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal. A version with all figures with hig
Scientific paper
10.1086/376469
We performed B and R band surface photometry for E/S0 galaxies in a nearby rich cluster ABELL 2199 to investigate their B-R color gradients (d(B-R)/dlogr). Our aims are to study statistical properties of the color gradients and, by comparing them with those in less dense environments, to examine environmental dependence of color gradients in elliptical galaxies. We studied the distribution of the B-R color gradients in the cluster ellipticals and found that the mean value of the color gradients is -0.09 +- 0.04 mag/dex, which can be converted to a metallicity gradient (dlogZ/dlogr) of ~ -0.3 +- 0.1 assuming an old stellar population. We further studied the relations between the B-R color gradients and global properties of the galaxies. Our data suggest that for the galaxies brighter than L*, more luminous and larger galaxies tend to have steeper color gradients. The typical value of the color gradients seems to be consistent with a recent monolithic collapse model and the correlation could also appear if elliptical galaxies formed through the monolithic collapse. On the contrary, it is found based on data from the literature that any such trend is clearly weaker for ellipticals in less dense environments, while the distribution of the color gradients is quite similar to that found in the rich cluster. Based on the results from our data and the published data, we discuss formation process of elliptical galaxy and its environmental dependence.
Ohta Kouji
Tamura Naoyuki
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