Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-05-05
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages with 2 figures, to appear in Proc. of the IAU Colloquium 195: "Outskirts of Galaxy Clusters: Intense Life in the Subur
Scientific paper
10.1017/S1743921304000791
We present our project on galaxy evolution in the environment of distant rich clusters aiming at disentangling the importance of specific interaction and galaxy transformation processes from the hierarchical evolution of field galaxies. Spatially resolved MOS spectra were gained with VLT/FORS to analyze the internal kinematics of disk galaxies. First results are shown for the clusters MS 1008.1-1224 (z=0.30), Cl 0303+1706 (z=0.42), and Cl 0413-6559 (z=0.51). Out of 35 late type cluster members, 13 galaxies exhibit a rotation curve of the universal form rising in the inner region and passing over into a flat part. The other members have peculiar kinematics. The 13 cluster galaxies for which a maximum rotation velocity could be derived are distributed in the Tully-Fisher diagram very similar to field galaxies from the FORS Deep Field with corresponding redshifts. The same is true for seven non-cluster galaxies observed in the cluster fields. The TF-cluster spirals do not show any significant luminosity evolution as might be expected from certain clusterspecific phenomena. Contrary to that, the disturbed kinematics of the non--TF cluster spirals indicate ongoing or recent interaction processes.
Boehm Armin
Heidt Jochen
Jaeger Kellie
Moellenhoff Claus
Ziegler Bodo L.
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