Brightest Cluster Galaxy Formation in Low-Redshift Galaxy Clusters

dc.creatorBarkhouse, Wayne A.
dc.creatorYee, H. K. C.
dc.creatorLopez-Cruz, Omar
dc.date2001-10-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:00:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:00:55Z
dc.descriptionWe present the composite luminosity function of a sample of 17 low-redshift galaxy clusters. Our luminosity functions have been measured for an inner region ($r \leq r_{200}$) and an outer region ($r_{200} \leq r \leq 2r_{200}$) centred on each Brightest Cluster Galaxy. The inner region luminosity function has a significantly flatter faint-end slope ($α_{inner}= -1.81 \pm 0.02$) than the outer region ($α_{outer}= -2.07 \pm 0.02$). These results are consistent with the hypothesis that a large fraction of dwarf galaxies near cluster centres are being tidally disrupted.
dc.description4 pages, 1 figure, Contribution to "Tracing Cosmic Evolution with Galaxy Clusters" (Sesto2001), ASP Conference Series
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0110458
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0110458
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/3574
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleBrightest Cluster Galaxy Formation in Low-Redshift Galaxy Clusters
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