Detection of radial surface brightness fluctuations and color gradients in elliptical galaxies with the advanced camera for surveys

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 634, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 239-257

  Cantiello, Michele ^a   Blakeslee, John P ^b   Raimondo, Gabriella ^a   Mei, Simona ^b   Brocato, Enzo ^a   Capaccioli, Massimo ^c,d  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI COLLURANIA   (Italy)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI CAPODIMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxies: distances and redshifts; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: photometry; Galaxies: stellar content; Stars: evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144527522     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/491694     Document Type: Article

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