Globular cluster systems in brightest cluster galaxies: Bimodal metallicity distributions and the nature of the high-luminosity clusters

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 636, Issue 1 I, 2006, Pages 90-114

  Harris, William E ^a   Whitmore, Bradley C ^b   Karakla, Diane ^b   Okoń, Waldemar ^a   Baum, William A ^c   Hanes, David A ^d   Kavelaars, J J ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STScI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: star clusters; Globular clusters: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645006880     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498058     Document Type: Article

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