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We use deep V-band surface photometry of five of the brightest ellipticalgalaxies in the Virgo cluster to search for diffuse tidal streams, shells, andplumes in their outer halos (r > 50 kpc). We fit and subtract ellipticalisophotal models from the galaxy images to reveal a variety of substructure,with surface brightnesses in the range mu_V= 26-29 mag/arcsec^2. M49 possessesan extended, interleaved shell system reminiscent of the radial accretion of asatellite companion, while M89's complex system of shells and plumes suggests amore complicated accretion history involving either multiple events or a majormerger. M87 has a set of long streamers as might be expected from stripping oflow luminosity dwarfs on radial orbits in Virgo. M86 also displays a number ofsmall streams indicative of stripping of dwarf companions, but these comprisemuch less luminosity than those of M87. Only M84 lacks significant tidalfeatures. We quantify the photometric properties of these structures, anddiscuss their origins in the context of each galaxy's environment andkinematics within the Virgo cluster.

Diffuse Tidal Structures in the Halos of Virgo Ellipticals