Dynamical mass estimates for two luminous star clusters in galactic merger remnants

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 448, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 881-891

  Bastian, N ^a,b   Saglia, R P ^c   Goudfrooij, P ^d   Kissler Patig, M ^b   Maraston, C ^e   Schweizer, F ^f   Zoccali, M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d STScI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

^g PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: NGC 1316; Galaxies: individual: NGC 7252; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: star clusters

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REMANENCE; SAMPLING; SPACE RESEARCH; SPECTROGRAPHS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GALAXIES: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 1316; GALAXIES: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 7252; GALAXIES: INTERACTIONS; GALAXIES: STAR CLUSTERS; SIMPLE STELLAR POPULATION (SSP);

GALAXIES;

EID: 33646785335     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054177     Document Type: Article

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