Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-11-10
Astrophys.Space Sci. 269 (1999) 469-484
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
20 pages, to be published in "Toward a New Millennium in Galaxy Morphology" edited by D.L. Block, I. Puerari, A. Stockton and
Scientific paper
10.1023/A:1017094323836
Variations in the number of globular clusters per unit galaxy luminosity, which is the specific frequency, and the mass of globular clusters per unit total available mass, are reviewed. Correlations with galaxy luminosity and morphology, and with the properties of the associated galactic clusters are discussed, as are the color distributions of globular cluster populations. Several models for the origin of these variations are summarized, including the tidal stripping and interaction/starburst models. Most of the variations in the specific frequency for elliptical galaxies result from variations in the ratio of total mass to light with a nearly constant efficiency for conversion of gas into globular cluster mass. Smaller additional variations may come from tidal stripping, particularly in cD galaxies.
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