The Global, Local and Cluster Galaxy Luminosity Function

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2002-12-23

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0212520v1

Astrophys.Space Sci. 285 (2003) 175-184

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Invited Review for the JENAM2002 Galaxy Evolution Workshop (Publ: Kluwer)

Scientific paper

10.1023/A:1024642716660

We review selected measurements of the galaxy luminosity function including the global field, the local group, the local sphere, nearby clusters (Virgo, Coma and Fornax) and clusters in general. We conclude that the overall cluster luminosity function is consistent with the global luminosity function over the magnitude range in common (-22 < M_B -5logh_0.68 < -17). We find that only in the core regions of clusters (r < 300 kpc) does the overall form of the luminosity function show significant variation. However when the luminosity function is subdivided by spectral type some further variations are seen. We argue that these results imply: substantial late infall, efficient star-formation suppression, and the confinement of mass-changing evolutionary processes to the core regions only.

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