New optical and near-infrared surface brightness fluctuation models: A primary distance indicator ranging from globular clusters to distant galaxies?

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 6 1770, 2003, Pages 2783-2808

  Cantiello, M ^a,b,c   Raimondo, G ^a,d   Brocato, E ^a,e   Capaccioli, M ^f,g  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI COLLURANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI NAPOLI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^e INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI CAPODIMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distance scale; Galaxies: distances and redshifts; Galaxies: stellar content globular clusters: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242475204     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375322     Document Type: Article

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