M_1 - M* Correlation in Galaxy Clusters

dc.creatorTrevese, D.
dc.creatorCirimele, G.
dc.creatorAppodia, B.
dc.date1994-07-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:19:17Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:19:17Z
dc.descriptionPhotographic F band photometry of a sample of 36 Abell clusters has been used to study the relation between the magnitude $M_1$ of the brightest cluster member and the Schechter function parameter $M^*$. Clusters appear segregated in the $M_1$-$M^*$ plane according to their Rood \& Sastry class. We prove on a statistical basis that on average, going from early to late RS classes, $M_1$ becomes brighter while $M^*$ becomes fainter. The result agrees with the predictions of galactic cannibalism models, never confirmed by previous analyses.
dc.description4 pages, postscript with 3 figures, in press : proc. XXIXth Rencontres de Moriond "Clusters of Galaxies"
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9407047
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9407047
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/9806
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleM_1 - M* Correlation in Galaxy Clusters
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