Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-11-19
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepted for publication by MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14269.x
We present the results of a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) study of dwarf galaxies in the core of the rich nearby Perseus Cluster, down to M_V=-12. We identify 29 dwarfs as cluster members, 17 of which are previously unstudied. All the dwarfs we examine are remarkably smooth in appearance, and lack internal features. Based on these observations, and the sizes of these dwarfs, we argue that some of the dwarfs in our sample must have a large dark matter content to prevent disruption by the cluster potential. We derive a new method, independent of kinematics, for measuring the dark matter content of dEs, based on the radius of the dwarf, the projected distance of the dwarf from the cluster centre, and the total mass of the cluster interior to it. We find that the mass-to-light ratios of these dwarfs are comparable to those of the Local Group dSphs, ranging between 1 and 120.
Conselice Chris
de Rijcke Sven
Held Enrico V.
Penny Samantha
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