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The Andromeda Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies [PDF]

open access: yesSymposium - International Astronomical Union, 1999
Our current knowledge of M31's dwarf spheroidal companions is reviewed. Two topics of recent interest constitute the bulk of this review. First, color-magnitude diagrams reaching below the horizontal branch have been constructed for two M31 dwarf spheroidals, based on images from HST/WFPC2. The horizontal branches are predominantly red in both galaxies,
Armandroff, Taft E., Da Costa, Gary S.
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Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies [PDF]

open access: yesSymposium - International Astronomical Union, 1994
Dwarf Spheroidal (dSph) galaxies are the faintest baryonic systems recognized as galaxies. Understanding the structure and stellar populations of these systems is critical for the modelling of their formation and evolution, and by extension, for understanding the general problem of galaxy formation ...
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Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster [PDF]

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 1998
We present a study of the smallest and faintest galaxies found in a very deep photographic R band survey of regions of the Virgo Cluster, totalling over 3 square degrees, made with the UK Schmidt Telescope. The objects we detect have the same physical sizes and surface brightnesses as Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxies.
Jones, JB   +3 more
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FORMATION OF DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXIES VIA MERGERS OF DISKY DWARFS [PDF]

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 2011
6 pages, 2 figures, LaTeX (uses emulateapj.cls). Replaced to match the version accepted for publication in ApJL.
Kazantzidis, S   +4 more
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Globular clusters and dwarf spheroidal galaxies [PDF]

open access: yesMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 2008
Abstract Traditionally, globular clusters and dwarf spheroidal galaxies have been distinguished by using one or more of the following criteria: (i) mass, (ii) luminosity, (iii) size, (iv) mass-to-light ratio and (v) spread in metallicity.
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The Origin Of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies [PDF]

open access: yesSymposium - International Astronomical Union, 1983
Two dwarf spheroidal galaxies are associated with the Magellanic Stream with their major axes oriented along it. Evidence suggests that all the dwarf spheroidal satellites of the Galaxy belong to one or other of two streams of tidal debris. If this is true the orbits will give the first reliable determination of the total mass of the Galaxy out to 120 ...
openaire   +1 more source

A systematic study of hidden sector dark matter: application to the gamma-ray and antiproton excesses

open access: yesJournal of High Energy Physics, 2020
In hidden sector models, dark matter does not directly couple to the particle content of the Standard Model, strongly suppressing rates at direct detection experiments, while still allowing for large signals from annihilation.
Dan Hooper   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The elusive old population of the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Leo I [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
We report the discovery of a significant old population in the dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy Leo I as a result of a wide-area search with the ESO New Technology Telescope.
Bertelli G.   +12 more
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Zwicky Transient Facility and Globular Clusters: The Period–Luminosity and Period–Wesenheit Relations for SX Phoenicis Variables in the gri Band

open access: yesThe Astronomical Journal, 2023
SX Phoenicis (SXP) variables are short-period pulsating stars that exhibit a period–luminosity (PL) relation. We derived the gri -band PL and extinction-free period–Wesenheit (PW) relations, as well as the period-color and reddening-free period-Q-index ...
Chow-Choong Ngeow   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Origins of Extreme Velocity Stars as Revealed by Large-scale Galactic Surveys

open access: yesThe Astronomical Journal, 2023
We assemble a large sample of 12,784 high-velocity stars with total velocity V _GSR ≥ 300 km s ^−1 , selected from RAVE DR5, SDSS DR12, LAMOST DR8, APOGEE DR16, GALAH DR2, and Gaia EDR3.
Qing-Zheng Li   +5 more
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