On the galaxy luminosity function in the central regions of the Coma cluster

Details On the galaxy luminosity function in the central regions of the Coma cluster On the galaxy luminosity function in the central regions of the Coma cluster

1994-11-07

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9411025v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, uuencoded postscript file (figures included) Accepted for publication on A&A

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We have obtained new redshifts for 265 objects in the central 48~$\times$~25~arcmin$^2$ region of the Coma cluster. When supplemented with literature data, our redshift sample is 95~\% complete up to a magnitude b$_{26.5}$=18.0 (the magnitudes are taken from the photometric sample of Godwin et al. 1983). Using redshift-confirmed membership for 205 galaxies, and the location in the colour-magnitude diagram for another 91 galaxies, we have built a sample of cluster members which is complete up to b$_{26.5}$=20.0. We show that the Coma cluster luminosity function cannot be adequately fitted by a single Schechter (1976) function, because of a dip in the magnitude distribution at b$_{26.5}$$\sim$17. The superposition of an Erlang (or a Gauss) and a Schechter function provides a significantly better fit. We compare the luminosity function of Coma to those of other clusters, and of the field. Luminosity functions for rich clusters look similar, with a maximum at $M_{b} \simeq -19.5 + 5 \times \log h_{50}$, while the Virgo and the field luminosity functions show a nearly monotonic behaviour. These differences may be produced by physical processes related to the environment which affect the luminosities of a certain class of cluster galaxies.

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