Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
May 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004aas...204.4010m&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society Meeting 204, #40.10; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.718
Mathematics
Logic
Scientific paper
We have conducted a BVR imaging survey of nine extremely isolated early-type galaxies. Our objective is to understand their origins and evolutionary histories by searching for certain photometric and morphological signatures which would implicate that these objects are the remnants of merged galaxy groups.
Our analysis reveals that these galaxies are underluminous by at least a magnitude as compared to objects recognized as "fossil groups" in the literature. Two of our objects are clearly late-stage merger remnants, as indicated by faint tidal tails, multiple nuclei and very blue colors. Two other objects also have blue colors indicating star formation within the past ˜2Gyr, but otherwise have morphological properties normal for spheroidal systems. Our potentially most exciting discovery is that two other objects are strong candidates for "primordial" elliptical galaxies formed early in cosmic time via protogalactic gravitational collapse in isolation.
We acknowledge the McDonald Observatory, which is operated by the University of Texas at Austin, for use of their facilities. Support was provided through NASA grant NAG5-7040 and the Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program.
Aars Christian E.
Fanelli Michael N.
Marcum Pamela Marie
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