The abundance and morphological segregation of dwarf galaxies in the field

Details The abundance and morphological segregation of dwarf galaxies in the field The abundance and morphological segregation of dwarf galaxies in the field

Feb 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990a%26a...228...42b&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 228, no. 1, Feb. 1990, p. 42-60. Research supported by SNSF.

Statistics

Computation

147

Abundance, Dwarf Galaxies, Galactic Evolution, Brightness Distribution, Computational Astrophysics, Elliptical Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies

Scientific paper

Attention has been drawn to the importance of environmental effects, given a strong morphological segregation of the dwarf galaxies. A simple quantitative test for segregation between dwarfs and giants is suggested. The dwarf elliptical (dE) galaxies are considered to be confined to the clouds and to strongly prefer dense environments on all scales. Their abundance (per giant) is observed to be much lower in the field than in the clusters and the few dE systems outside of the clusters (i.e., in the clouds) look like companions to the giant galaxies. Thus, the dwarf galaxies are shown to obey a morphology-density relation in the same way as the giants do, and not only in the restricted environment of the Virgo cluster.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

The abundance and morphological segregation of dwarf galaxies in the field does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with The abundance and morphological segregation of dwarf galaxies in the field, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The abundance and morphological segregation of dwarf galaxies in the field will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1841006