Stellar populations and surface brightness fluctuations: new observations and models [PDF]
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2001 24 pages with 17 embedded figures.
John P. Blakeslee +2 more
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On surface brightness fluctuations: probabilistic and stat istical bases I: Stellar population and theoretical SBF [PDF]
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2008 A&A ...
M. Cerviño, V. Luridiana, L. Jamet
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Power spectrum estimation methods on intracluster medium surface brightness fluctuations [PDF]
EPJ Web of ConferencesAccurate estimation of galaxy cluster masses is a central problem in cosmology. Turbulence is believed to introduce significant deviations from the hydrostatic mass estimates.
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Towards gradient detection of surface brightness fluctuations
, 2022 Abstract: Surface Brightness Fluctuations (SBF) magnitudes have been proved as a potential tool for the study of composite stellar populations in galaxies. In particular, we focus on the detection of metal-poor secondary components in metal-rich dominated early type galaxies. Our current work consists in studying radial profiles of SBFs, hence we study
Pablo Rodríguez Beltrán +3 more
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Observations of surface-brightness fluctuations in Virgo
The Astronomical Journal, 1990 VRI photometric observations of surface-brightness fluctuation in 13 Virgo Cluster galaxies, M32, and NGC 3379, obtained using an 800 x 800 CCD array on the 4-m telescope at KPNO during March 1989, are reported. The data-reduction techniques are described in detail, and the results are presented in tables and graphs.
Gerard A. Luppino +2 more
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Measuring Distances Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 1998 Surface brightness fluctuations (SBFs) are much brighter in the IR than they are at optical wavelengths, making it possible to measure greater distances using IR SBFs. We report new K' (2.1 micron) SBF measurements of 9 galaxies in the Fornax and Eridanus clusters using a 1024^2-pixel HgCdTe array.
Joseph B. Jensen +3 more
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Resolving Gamma-Ray Burst 000301C with a Gravitational Microlens [PDF]
, 2000 The afterglow of the Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) 000301C exhibited achromatic, short time-scale variability that is difficult to reconcile with the standard relativistic shock model.
Abraham Loeb +4 more
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Measuring Distances to Low-luminosity Galaxies Using Surface Brightness Fluctuations [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 Abstract We present an in-depth study of surface brightness fluctuations (SBFs) in low-luminosity stellar systems. Using the MIST models, we compute theoretical predictions for absolute SBF magnitudes in the LSST, HST ACS/WFC, and proposed Roman Space Telescope filter systems.
Johnny P. Greco +4 more
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Surface brightness fluctuations as primary and secondary distance indicators [PDF]
Astrophysics and Space Science, 2012 The surface brightness fluctuations (SBF) method measures the variance in a galaxy's light distribution arising from fluctuations in the numbers and luminosities of individual stars per resolution element. Once calibrated for stellar population effects, SBF measurements with HST provide distances to early-type galaxies with unrivaled precision. Optical
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A synthesis of data from fundamental plane and surface brightness fluctuation surveys [PDF]
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2001 We perform a series of comparisons between distance-independent photometric and spectroscopic properties used in the surface brightness fluctuations (SBF) and fundamental plane (FP) methods of early-type galaxy distance estimation. The data are taken from two recent surveys: the SBF Survey of Galaxy Distances and the Streaming Motions of Abell Clusters
John P. Blakeslee +4 more
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