Peng, Eric W., Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Mieske, Steffen, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Metal-poor globular clusters (GCs) are our local link to the earliest epochs of star formation and galaxy building. Studies of extragalactic GC systems using deep, high-quality imaging have revealed...
Blakeslee, John P., Jordan, Andres, Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Infante, Leopoldo, ...
We present g-z color and z-band surface brightness fluctuations (SBF) measurements for 43 early-type galaxies in the Fornax cluster imaged with HST/ACS. These are combined with measurements for Virgo...
The Nature of UCDs: Internal Dynamics from an Expanded Sample and Homogeneous Database (2008)
Mieske, Steffen, Hilker, Michael, Jordan, Andres, Infante, Leopoldo, Kissler-Patig, Markus, Rejkuba, Marina, ...
We have obtained high-resolution spectra of 23 ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) in the Fornax cluster with -10.4>M_V>-13.5 mag (10^6
Peng, Eric W., Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Takamiya, Marianne, West, Michael J., Blakeslee, John P., ...
The fraction of stellar mass contained in globular clusters (GCs), also measured by number as the specific frequency, is a fundamental quantity that reflects both a galaxy's early star formation and...
Low-Mass X-ray Binaries and Globular Clusters in Centaurus A (2007)
Jordan, Andres, Sivakoff, Gregory R., McLaughlin, Dean E., Blakeslee, John P., Evans, Daniel A., Kraft, Ralph P., ...
We present results of Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of globular clusters (GCs) and low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the central regions of Centaurus A. Out of...
Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Chen, Chin-Wei, Infante, Leopoldo, ...
We analyse HST surface brightness profiles for 143 early-type galaxies in the Virgo and Fornax Clusters. Sersic models provide accurate descriptions of the global profiles with a notable exception:...
The Kinematics and Dynamics of the Globular Clusters and the Planetary Nebulae of NGC 5128 (2007)
Woodley, Kristin A., Harris, William E., Beasley, Michael A., Peng, Eric W., Bridges, Terry J., Forbes, Duncan A., ...
A new kinematic and dynamic study of the halo of the giant elliptical galaxy, NGC 5128, is presented. From a spectroscopically confirmed sample of 340 globular clusters and 780 planetary nebulae, the...
Jordan, Andres, McLaughlin, Dean E., Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Peng, Eric W., Mei, Simona, ...
We analyze the luminosity function of the globular clusters (GCs) belonging to the early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. We have obtained estimates for a Gaussian...
The ACS Fornax Cluster Survey. I. Introduction to the Survey and Data Reduction Procedures (2007)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Infante, Leopoldo, Mei, Simona, ...
The Fornax Cluster is a conspicuous cluster of galaxies in the southern hemisphere and the second largest collection of early-type galaxies within
The kinematics and dynamics of the globular clusters and planetary nebulae of NGC 5128 (2007)
Woodley, Kristin A., Harris, William E., Beasley, Michael A., Peng, Eric W., Bridges, Terry J., Forbes, Duncan A., ...
A new kinematic and dynamic study of the halo of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 is presented. From a spectroscopically confirmed sample of 340 globular clusters and 780 planetary nebulae, the...
The kinematics and dynamics of the globular clusters and planetary nebulae of NGC 5128 (2007)
Woodley, Kristin A., Harris, William E., Beasley, Michael A., Peng, Eric W., Bridges, Terry J., Forbes, Duncan A., ...
A new kinematic and dynamic study of the halo of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 is presented. From a spectroscopically confirmed sample of 340 globular clusters and 780 planetary nebulae, the...
The kinematics and dynamics of the globular clusters and planetary nebulae of NGC 5128 (2007)
Woodley, Kristin A., Harris, William E., Beasley, Michael A., Peng, Eric W., Bridges, Terry J., Forbes, Duncan A., ...
A new kinematic and dynamic study of the halo of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 is presented. From a spectroscopically confirmed sample of 340 globular clusters and 780 planetary nebulae, the...
Andrés Jordán, Gregory R. Sivakoff, Dean E. Mclaughlin, John P. Blakeslee, Daniel A. Evans, Ralph P. Kraft, ...
We present results of Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory observations of globular clusters (GCs) and low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the central regions of Centaurus A. Out of...
The kinematics and dynamics of the globular clusters and planetary nebulae of NGC 5128 (2007)
Woodley, Kristin A., Harris, William E., Beasley, Michael A., Peng, Eric W., Bridges, Terry J., Forbes, Duncan A., ...
A new kinematic and dynamic study of the halo of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 is presented. From a spectroscopically confirmed sample of 340 globular clusters and 780 planetary nebulae, the...
Sivakoff, Gregory R., Jordán, Andrés, Sarazin, Craig L., Blakeslee, John P., E}, Patrick C{\^ O}t{\', Ferrarese, Laura, ...
(Abridged) Chandra and Hubble ACS observations of 11 early-type galaxies probe the low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) - globular cluster (GC) connection. We explore the optical properties of 270 GCs with...
Trends in the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Jordan, Andres, McLaughlin, Dean E., Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Peng, Eric W., Blakeslee, John P., ...
We present results from a study of the globular cluster luminosity function (GCLF) in a sample of 89 early-type galaxies observed as part of the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. Using a Gaussian...
Mieske, Steffen, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Kissler-Patig, Markus, Peng, Eric W., Ferrarese, Laura, ...
We examine the correlation between globular cluster (GC) color and magnitude using HST/ACS imaging for a sample of 79 early-type galaxies (-21.7
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Bonta, Elena Dalla, Peng, Eric W., Merritt, David, Jordan, Andres, ...
Imaging surveys with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have shown that roughly 50-80% of low- and intermediate-luminosity galaxies contain a compact stellar nucleus at their center, regardless of host...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VIII. The Nuclei of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Cote, Patrick, Piatek, Slawomir, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Merritt, David, Peng, Eric W., ...
(Abridged) The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey is an HST program to obtain high-resolution, g and z-band images for 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster, spanning a range of ~460 in blue luminosity....
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VI. Isophotal Analysis and the Structure of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric W., Blakeslee, John P., Piatek, Slawomir, ...
(Abridged) We present a detailed analysis of the morphology, isophotal parameters and surface brightness profiles for 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster, from dwarfs (M_B = -15.1 mag) to...
Gregory R. Sivakoff, Andrés Jordán, Craig L. Sarazin, John P. Blakeslee, Patrick Côté, Laura Ferrarese, ...
LMXBs form efficiently in GCs. By combining Chandra and HST ACS observations of 11 massive early-type galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, we use the most accurate identification of LMXBs and GCs to date...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey XI. The Nature of Diffuse Star Clusters in Early-Type Galaxies (2005)
Peng, Eric W., Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
We use HST/ACS imaging of 100 early-type galaxies in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey to investigate the nature of diffuse star clusters (DSCs). Compared to globular clusters (GCs), these star clusters...
Peng, Eric W., Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
We present the color distributions of globular cluster (GC) systems for 100 Virgo cluster early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. The color distributions of individual GC...
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, McLaughlin, Dean E., Mei, Simona, ...
We have measured half-light radii, r_h, for globular clusters (GCs) belonging to the 100 early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey and the elliptical galaxy NGC 4697. An analysis...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey V: SBF Calibration for Giant and Dwarf Early-type Galaxies (2005)
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John P., Tonry, John L., Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric W., Cote, Patrick, ...
As part of the Advanced Camera for Survey (ACS) Virgo Cluster Survey, we have measured Surface Brightness Fluctuations (SBF) in a sample of 100 early-type Virgo galaxies. Distances derived from these...
Hasegan, Monica, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Djorgovski, S. G., McLaughlin, Dean E., Blakeslee, John P., ...
We investigate the connection between globular clusters and ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) by examining the properties of several compact objects associated with M87, all of which were...
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John P., Tonry, John L., Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric W., Cote, Patrick, ...
The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) Virgo Cluster Survey is a large program to image 100 early-type Virgo galaxies using the F475W and F850LP bandpasses of the Wide Field Channel of the ACS...
Planetary Nebulae in NGC 5128 (Centaurus A) (2004)
Peng, Eric W., Ford, Holland C., Freeman, Kenneth C.
The study of planetary nebulae (PNe) in the nearby post-merger elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 (Cen A) now has a history of nearly twenty years. As the nearest giant elliptical, it is a prime target for...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey II. Data Reduction Procedures (2004)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Peng, Eric W., Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey is a large program to carry out multi-color imaging of 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster using the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space...
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Blakeslee, John P., Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
The ACIS instrument on board the Chandra X-ray Observatory has been used to carry out the first systematic study of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in M87. We identify 174 X-ray point-sources, of...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. I. Introduction to the Survey (2004)
Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
The Virgo Cluster is the dominant mass concentration in the Local Supercluster and the largest collection of elliptical and lenticular galaxies in the nearby universe. In this paper, we present an...
Tremonti, Christy A., Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, Brinchmann, Jarle, Jenkins, Stéphane Charlot, White, Simon D. M., ...
The Globular Cluster System of NGC 5128 I. Survey and Catalogs (2003)
Peng, Eric W., Ford, Holland C., Freeman, Kenneth C.
We present the results of a photometric and spectroscopic survey of the globular cluster system of NGC 5128 (Centaurus A), a galaxy whose proximity makes it an important target for early-type galaxy...
The Globular Cluster System of NGC 5128 II. Ages, Metallicities, Kinematics, and Formation (2003)
Peng, Eric W., Ford, Holland C., Freeman, Kenneth C.
We present a study of the nearby post-merger giant elliptical galaxy, NGC 5128 (Centaurus A), in which we use the properties of its globular cluster (GC) and planetary nebula (PN) systems to...
The Planetary Nebula System and Dynamics in the Outer Halo of NGC 5128 (2003)
Peng, Eric W., Ford, Holland C., Freeman, Kenneth C.
The halos of elliptical galaxies are faint and difficult to explore, but they contain vital clues to both structure and formation. We present the results of an imaging and spectroscopic survey for...
The stellar and dark matter halo of NGC 5128 (centaurus A) (2003)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Johns Hopkins University, 2003.
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., White, Simon D. M., Charlot, Stéphane, Tremonti, Christy, Brinchmann, Jarle, ...
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy, White, Simon D. M., Charlot, Stéphane, Tremonti, Christy, Peng, Eric W., ...
The stellar and dark matter halo of NGC 5128 (centaurus A) (2003)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Johns Hopkins University, 2003.
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: the cosmic spectrum and star formation history (2003)
Glazebrook, Karl, Baldry, Ivan K., Blanton, Michael R., Brinkmann, Jon, Connolly, Andrew J., Csabai, Istvan, ...
We present a determination of the "cosmic optical spectrum" of the universe, i.e., the ensemble emission from galaxies, as determined from the red-selected Sloan Digital Sky Survey main galaxy...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: the cosmic spectrum and star formation history (2003)
Glazebrook, Karl, Baldry, Ivan K., Blanton, Michael R., Brinkmann, Jon, Connolly, Andrew J., Csabai, Istvan, ...
We present a determination of the "cosmic optical spectrum" of the universe, i.e., the ensemble emission from galaxies, as determined from the red-selected Sloan Digital Sky Survey main galaxy...
A Young Blue Tidal Stream in NGC 5128 (2002)
Peng, Eric W., Ford, Holland C., Freeman, Kenneth C., White, Richard L.
Stellar streams in galaxy halos are the natural consequence of a history of merging and accretion. We present evidence for a blue tidal stream of young stars in the nearest giant elliptical galaxy,...
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., White, Simon D. M., Charlot, Stephane, Tremonti, Christy, Peng, Eric W., ...
We study the relations between stellar mass, star formation history, size and internal structure for a complete sample of 122,808 galaxies drawn from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We show that...
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., White, Simon D. M., Charlot, Stephane, Tremonti, Christy, Brinchmann, Jarle, ...
We develop a new method to constrain the star formation histories, dust attenuation and stellar masses of galaxies. It is based on two stellar absorption line indices, the 4000 Angstrom break...
Extragalactic Planetary Nebulae (2001)
Ford, Holland C., Peng, Eric W., Freeman, Kenneth C.
Planetary nebulae (PNe) can be used to trace intermediate and old stellar populations in galaxies and the intracluster medium out to approximately 20 Mpc. PNe can be easily identified with...