Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jul 2008
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HST Proposal ID #11803. Cycle 17
Mathematics
Logic
Scientific paper
We request ACS imaging for groups and filaments in the outskirts of two z=0.8 forming clusters of galaxies. These images will be combined with an unparalleled dataset of wide-field spectroscopy from Magellan, with 2200 confirmed members { 3200 by the summer} of the superstructures surrounding the two clusters. We will estimate merger rates and determine the morphological composition of the galaxy populations within the infalling groups and filaments identified in our spectroscopic dataset. The HST data are critical to understand how the early-type galaxy fraction remains constant in cluster centers, while clusters double in mass through the steady accretion of lower mass groups. One possibility is that the galaxies in the filaments and infalling groups already have predominantly early-type morphologies, while another is that galaxies transform during, and possibly even in connection with, the process of infall. Our unique dataset of spectroscopic membership, when combined with the exquisite high-resolution imaging of ACS and WF3, will enable us to witness the accretion of galaxies unto massive clusters and how this process affects their properties.;
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