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Faint Dwarf Galaxies in the Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2011

M. Koleva ,
Ph. Prugniel ,
I. Vauglin ,
P.-A. Duc ,
L. Ferrarese ,
J.-C. Cuillandre ,
S. Gwyn ,
L.A. MacArthur ,
E. Ferriere  and
P. Côté
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P.-A. Duc
Affiliation:
Laboratoire AIM Paris Saclay, CNRS/INSU, CEA/Irfu, Université Paris Diderot, France
L. Ferrarese
Affiliation:
Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada, Canada
J.-C. Cuillandre
Affiliation:
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporation
S. Gwyn
Affiliation:
Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada, Canada
L.A. MacArthur
Affiliation:
Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada, Canada
E. Ferriere
Affiliation:
Laboratoire AIM Paris Saclay, CNRS/INSU, CEA/Irfu, Université Paris Diderot, France
P. Côté
Affiliation:
Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada, Canada
P. Durrell
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Youngstown State University, USA
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Abstract

The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS) is a CFHT Large Program that is using the wide field of view capabilities of the MegaCam camera to map the entire Virgo Cluster from its core to virial radius. The observing strategy has been optimized to detect very low surface brightness structures in the cluster, including intracluster stellar streams and faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies. We present here the current status of this ongoing survey, with an emphasis on the detection and analysis of the very low-mass galaxies in the cluster that have been revealed by the NGVS.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 48: CRAL-2010 A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies , 2011 , pp. 345 - 350
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2011

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