Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-04-25
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
28 pages including 2 tables and 9 figures, AASTeX v4.0. Accepted by Ap.J. Data, referee report and response are avaliable from
Scientific paper
10.1086/309344
This paper presents four color narrow-band photometry of clusters A115 ($z=0.191$) and A2283 ($z=0.182$) in order to follow the star formation history of various galaxy types. Although located at similar redshifts, the two clusters display very different fractions of blue galaxies (i.e. the Butcher-Oemler effect, $f_B = 0.13$ for A115, $f_B = 0.30$ for A2283). A system of photometric classification is applied to the cluster members that divides the cluster population into four classes based on their recent levels of star formation. It is shown that the blue population of each cluster is primarily composed of normal starforming (SFR $< 1 M_{\sun}$ yrs$^{-1}$) galaxies at the high luminosity end, but with an increasing contribution from a dwarf starburst population below $M_{5500}= -20$. This dwarf starburst population appears to be the same population of low mass galaxies identified in recent HST imaging (Koo et al 1997), possible progenitors to present-day cluster dwarf ellipticals, irregulars and BCD's. Deviations in the color-magnitude relationship for the red galaxies in each cluster suggest that a population of blue S0's is evolving into present-day S0 colors at this epoch. The radial distribution of the blue population supports the prediction of galaxy harassment mechanisms for tidally induced star formation operating on an infalling set of gas-rich galaxies.
Odell Andrew P.
Rakos Karl D.
Schombert James M.
Steindling Susanna
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