Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-10-17
Astrophys.J. 473 (1996) L83
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
ApJL in press. 12 pages, incl. 1 table and 2 figures. LaTeX, uses aaspp4
Scientific paper
10.1086/310393
A statistical method is developed to infer the typical density profiles of poor galaxy systems without resort to binning of data or assuming a given center to each system. The method is applied to the accordant redshift quartets in Hickson's compact groups (HCGs). The distribution of separations in these groups is consistent with a unique generalized modified Hubble surface density profile, with best-fit asymptotic slope beta = 1.4 and core radius R_c = 18 h^{-1} kpc, although a King profile (beta = 1) is also consistent with the data (with R_c = 6 h^{-1} kpc). These distributions are more concentrated than what has been previously determined for these groups. HCGs are unlikely to act as strong gravitational lenses, but analogous systems 5 to 10 times more distant should produce a non-negligible fraction of giant arcs.
Domínguez-Tenreiro Rosa
González-Casado Guillermo
Mamon Gary A.
Montoya Luz Maria
Salvador-Solé Eduard
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