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Results from a Diffuse Intracluster Light Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

John J. Feldmeier ,
J. Christopher Mihos ,
Heather L. Morrison ,
Paul Harding  and
C. McBride
John J. Feldmeier
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland OH, 44106, USA
J. Christopher Mihos
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland OH, 44106, USA
Heather L. Morrison
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland OH, 44106, USA
Paul Harding
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland OH, 44106, USA
C. McBride
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland OH, 44106, USA

Abstract

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We give an update of our ongoing survey for intracluster light (ICL), in a sample of distant Abell clusters. We find that the amount of intracluster starlight is comparable to that seen in nearby clusters, and that tidal debris appear to be common.

Type
Part 1. Census
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 217: Recycling Intergalactic and Interslettar Matter , 2004 , pp. 86 - 87
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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