Gretchen L. H. Harris

The Distance to NGC 5128 (Centaurus A) (2009)

Harris, Gretchen L. H., Rejkuba, Marina, Harris, William E.

In this paper we review the various high precision methods that are now available to determine the distance to NGC 5128. These methods include: Cepheids, TRGB (tip of the red giant branch), PNLF...

The Ages, Metallicities and Alpha Element Enhancements of Globular Clusters in the Elliptical NGC 5128: A Homogeneous Spectroscopic Study with Gemini/GMOS (2009)

Woodley, Kristin A., Harris, William E., Puzia, Thomas H., Gomez, Matias, Harris, Gretchen L. H., Geisler, Doug

We present new integrated light spectroscopy of globular clusters (GCs) in NGC 5128 in order to measure radial velocities and derive ages, metallicities, and alpha-element abundance ratios. Using...

A 2dF spectroscopic study of globular clusters in NGC 5128: Probing the formation history of the nearest giant Elliptical (2008)

Beasley, Michael, Bridges, Terry, Peng, Eric, Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A., ...

We have performed a spectroscopic study of globular clusters (GCs) in the giant elliptical NGC 5128 using the 2dF facility at the Anglo-Australian telescope. We obtained integrated optical spectra...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128 III : ACS surface brightness profiles and model fits (2008)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface brightness profiles, based on Hubble Space Telescope/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities L = 104-3 × 106 Lo...

A 2dF spectroscopic study of globular clusters in NGC 5128: probing the formation history of the nearest giant elliptical (2008)

Beasley, Michael A., Bridges, Terry J., Peng, Eric, Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A., ...

We have performed a spectroscopic study of globular clusters (GCs) in the nearest giant elliptical NGC 5128 using the 2dF facility at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. We obtained integrated optical...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128 III : ACS surface brightness profiles and model fits (2008)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface brightness profiles, based on Hubble Space Telescope/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities L = 104-3 × 106 Lo...

A 2dF spectroscopic study of globular clusters in NGC 5128: probing the formation history of the nearest giant elliptical (2008)

Beasley, Michael A., Bridges, Terry J., Peng, Eric, Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A., ...

We have performed a spectroscopic study of globular clusters (GCs) in the nearest giant elliptical NGC 5128 using the 2dF facility at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. We obtained integrated optical...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128 III : ACS surface brightness profiles and model fits (2008)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface brightness profiles, based on Hubble Space Telescope/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities L = 104-3 × 106 Lo...

A 2dF spectroscopic study of globular clusters in NGC 5128: probing the formation history of the nearest giant elliptical (2008)

Beasley, Michael A., Bridges, Terry J., Peng, Eric, Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A., ...

We have performed a spectroscopic study of globular clusters (GCs) in the nearest giant elliptical NGC 5128 using the 2dF facility at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. We obtained integrated optical...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128 III: ACS surface brightness profiles and model fits (2008)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface brightness profiles, based on Hubble Space Telescope/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities L = 104-3 × 106 Lo in...

A 2dF spectroscopic study of globular clusters in NGC 5128: probing the formation history of the nearest giant elliptical (2008)

Beasley, Michael A., Bridges, Terry J., Peng, Eric, Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A., ...

We have performed a spectroscopic study of globular clusters (GCs) in the nearest giant elliptical NGC 5128 using the 2dF facility at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. We obtained integrated optical...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128 III: ACS surface brightness profiles and model fits (2008)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface brightness profiles, based on Hubble Space Telescope/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities L = 104-3 × 106 Lo in...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128. III. ACS surface-brightness profiles and model fits (2007)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface-brightness profiles, based on HST/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities 10^4 - 3 x 10^6 solar, in the giant...

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...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the fundamental plane (2007)

Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

The structures of globular clusters (GCs) reflect their dynamical states and past histories. High-resolution imaging allows the exploration of morphologies of clusters in other galaxies. Surface...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the Fundamental Plane (2007)

Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

The structures of globular clusters (GCs) reflect their dynamical states and past histories. High-resolution imaging allows the exploration of morphologies of clusters in other galaxies. Surface...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the fundamental plane (2007)

Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

The structures of globular clusters (GCs) reflect their dynamical states and past histories. High-resolution imaging allows the exploration of morphologies of clusters in other galaxies. Surface...

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...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the fundamental plane (2007)

Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

The structures of globular clusters (GCs) reflect their dynamical states and past histories. High-resolution imaging allows the exploration of morphologies of clusters in other galaxies. Surface...

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...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the Fundamental Plane (2007)

Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

The structures of globular clusters (GCs) reflect their dynamical states and past histories. High-resolution imaging allows the exploration of morphologies of clusters in other galaxies. Surface...

Structural Parameters for Globular Clusters in NGC 5128. II: HST/ACS Imaging and New Clusters (2006)

Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Forbes, Duncan

We report the first results from an imaging program with the ACS camera on HST designed to measure the structural characteristics of a wide range of globular clusters in NGC 5128, the nearest giant...

Radial Velocities of Newly Discovered Globular Clusters in NGC 5128 (2005)

Woodley, Kristin A., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present radial velocity measurements for 74 globular clusters (GCs) in the nearby giant elliptical NGC 5128, of which 31 are newly discovered clusters. All the GC candidates were taken from the...

Origin of the metallicity distribution of the NGC 5128 stellar halo (2002)

Bekki, Kenji, Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

Recent {\it Hubble Space Telescope} photometry in the nearby elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 shows that its halo field star population is dominated by moderately metal-rich stars, with a peak at [m/H]...

Simultaneous Modelling of the Stellar Halo and Globular Cluster System of NGC 5128 (2002)

Beasley, Michael A., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

An important test for models of galaxy formation lies in the metallicity distribution functions (MDFs) of spheroid stars and their globular clusters (GCs).We have compared the MDFs obtained from...

Dynamics of the Globular Cluster System Associated with M87 (NGC 4486). I. New CFHT MOS Spectroscopy and the Composite Database (2001)

Hanes, David A., Cote, Patrick, Bridges, Terry J., McLaughlin, Dean E., Geisler, Doug, Harris, Gretchen L. H., ...

We present a comprehensive database of kinematic, photometric and positional information for 352 objects in the field of M87 (NGC 4486), the central giant elliptical galaxy in the Virgo cluster; the...

Dynamics of the Globular Cluster System Associated with M87 (NGC 4486). II. Analysis (2001)

Cote, Patrick, McLaughlin, Dean E., Hanes, David A., Bridges, Terry J., Geisler, Doug, Merritt, David, ...

We present a dynamical analysis of the globular cluster system associated with M87 (= NGC 4486), the cD galaxy near the dynamical center of the Virgo cluster. The analysis utilizes a new...

The metallicity distribution in the Halo stars of NGC 5128: implications for galaxy formation (1999)

Harris, Gretchen L. H., Harris, William E., Poole, Gregory B.

We have used the Hubble Space Telescope to obtain WFPC2 V, I photometry for stars in the halo of NGC 5128, the nearest giant elliptical galaxy. The resulting color-magnitude diagram (CMD) of this...

A color-magnitude diagram for a globular cluster in the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 (1998)

Harris, Gretchen L. H., Poole, G. B., Harris, William E.

The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to obtain WFPC2 V , I photometry for a large sample of stars in the outer halo of the giant elliptical NGC 5128 (d similar or equal to 4 Mpc). The target...

Discovery of a Probable CH Star in the Globular Cluster M14 and Implications for the Evolution of Binaries in Clusters (1997)

Cote, Patrick, Hanes, David A., McLaughlin, Dean. E., Bridges, T. J., Hesser, James E., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We report the discovery of a probable CH star in the core of the Galactic globular cluster M14, identified from an integrated-light spectrum of the cluster obtained with the MOS spectrograph on the...