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The Systematics of Intracluster Starlight

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

R. Ciardullo ,
J. C. Mihos ,
J. J. Feldmeier ,
P. R. Durrell  and
S. Sigurdsson
R. Ciardullo
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
J. C. Mihos
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
J. J. Feldmeier
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
P. R. Durrell
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
S. Sigurdsson
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA

Abstract

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Surveys for intracluster planetary nebulae and red giants have been performed in a variety of cluster environments, from the well-mixed regions of the Virgo and Fornax Clusters, to the low-density areas of the M81 Group. When coupled with the results of Abell Cluster surface photometry and intracluster supernova detections, these surveys provide clues to the systematics of the intracluster light phenomenon. We analyze the results of the intracluster surveys performed to date and show how the fraction of intracluster stars depends on parameters such as cluster richness and rate of galaxy interaction. We also compare our results to numerical predictions and discuss avenues for future research.

Type
Part 1. Census
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 217: Recycling Intergalactic and Interslettar Matter , 2004 , pp. 88 - 89
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004