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Shrinking of Cluster Ellipticals: A Tidal Stripping Explanation and Implications for the Intracluster Light
Author(s) -
E. S. Cypriano,
L. Sodré,
L. E. Campusano,
Daniel A. Dale,
Eduardo Hardy
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the astronomical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.61
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1538-3881
pISSN - 0004-6256
DOI - 10.1086/503104
Subject(s) - elliptical galaxy , astrophysics , physics , brightest cluster galaxy , lenticular galaxy , galaxy cluster , velocity dispersion , astronomy , galaxy group , intracluster medium , peculiar galaxy , interacting galaxy , galaxy merger , fundamental plane (elliptical galaxies) , type cd galaxy , galaxy
We look for evidence of tidal stripping in elliptical galaxies through theanalysis of homogeneous CCD data corresponding to a sample of 228 ellipticalgalaxies belonging to 24 clusters of galaxies at $0.015

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