Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-10-10
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
LaTeX2e, 35 pages with 7 postscript figures. MSci thesis, University of Durham, supervised by John Lucey
Scientific paper
This study assesses the utility of applying the Tully-Fisher (TF) relation using photometric data from the 2MASS project. This is achieved by performing a preliminary analysis using 2MASS extended source data with the SCI sample of Giovanelli et al. (1997). Distances and peculiar velocities are measured for 11 clusters out to approx. 75/h Mpc. Statistics are found to be limited by the 47% coverage of the current 2MASS second incremental release. However, the 2MASS J, H and K-band photometry produce results in good agreement with those derived from the SCI I-band data. These results are also generally in reasonable agreement with Giovanelli et al.s' (1997, 1998) own analysis. Comparison of the results obtained with two different 2MASS magnitudes suggests they are not overly sensitive to the type of magnitude used. It is concluded that the 2MASS TF is a useful tool for distance and peculiar velocity work, especially with the improved coverage that will be provided by the full 2MASS release. A general discussion of the Tully-Fisher relation and previous work, particularly in the near-infra-red, is also presented.
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