XMM-Newton Proposal 03026503

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Oct 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004xmm..prop...99o&link_type=abstract

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Computer Science

Galaxies, Galactic Surveys, Kig 701, Kig 93, Kig 670, Xmm-Newton Proposal 03026503

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It is as yet unclear what processes govern the formation of ellipticals in the lowest density environments. While low luminosity ellipticals may form through the merger of isolated pairs of spiral galaxies, the only models advanced for forming bright ellipticals in these environments are monolithic collapse or the complete merger of all major galaxies in a group. A small number of such ``fossil'' groups have been identified. We propose to determine whether fossil groups make up the majority of the population of luminous isolated ellipticals by observing an optically selected sample of 3 such galaxies, to ascertain whether their X-ray properties are those of groups or individual galaxies.

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