A photometric and spectroscopic study of dwarf and giant galaxies in the Coma cluster - II. Spectroscopic observations

Details A photometric and spectroscopic study of dwarf and giant galaxies in the Coma cluster - II. Spectroscopic observations A photometric and spectroscopic study of dwarf and giant galaxies in the Coma cluster - II. Spectroscopic observations

2001-07-19

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0107385v1

Astrophys.J.Suppl. 137 (2001) 279-296

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

27 pages, 11 Figures. Accepted for publication in Ap.J Suppl

Scientific paper

10.1086/323584

This is the second paper in a series studying the photometric and spectroscopic properties of galaxies of different luminosities in the Coma cluster. The sample selection, spectroscopic observations and completeness functions are presented here. To study the spectral properties of galaxies as a function of their local environment, two fields were selected for spectroscopic observations to cover both the core (Coma1) and outskirts (ie. south-west of the core and centered on NGC4839)- (Coma3) of the cluster. Medium resolution spectroscopy (6-9 \AA) was carried out for a total of 490 galaxies in both fields (302 in Coma1 and 188 in Coma3), using the WYFFOS multi-fiber spectrograph on the William Herschel Telescope. The galaxies cover a range of $12 < R < 20$, corresponding to -23 < M_R < -15 (H0=65 km/sec/Mpc). The redshifts are measured with an accuracy of 100 km/sec. The spectral line strengths and equivalent widths are also measured for the same galaxies and analysed in Poggianti et al (2001- paper III). A total of 189 (Coma1) and 90 (Coma3) galaxies are identified as members of the Coma cluster. An analysis of the colors show that only two members of the Coma cluster in our sample have B-R > 2. The completeness functions for the spectroscopic sample is presented.

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