The Surface Brightness Fluctuation Survey of Galaxy Distances. II. Local and Large-Scale Flows [PDF]
, 1999 We present results from the Surface Brightness Fluctuation (SBF) Survey for the distances to 300 early-type galaxies, of which approximately half are ellipticals.
J. Tonry +3 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.
Jensen, Joseph B. +2 more
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A Database of Cepheid Distance Moduli and Tip of the Red Giant Branch, Globular Cluster Luminosity Function, Planetary Nebula Luminosity Function, and Surface Brightness Fluctuation Data Useful for Distance Determinations [PDF]
, 1999 We present a compilation of Cepheid distance moduli and data for four secondary distance indicators that employ stars in the old stellar populations: the planetary nebula luminosity function (PNLF), the globular cluster luminosity function (GCLF), the ...
L. Ferrarese +16 more
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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
Beltrán, Pablo Rodríguez +3 more
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Surface Brightness Fluctuation Distances to Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies in the Sculptor Group [PDF]
, 1998 As part of an ongoing search for dwarf elliptical galaxies (dE's) in the vicinity of the Local Group (Jerjen et al.), we acquired deep B- and R-band images for five dE candidates identified on morphological criteria in the Sculptor (Scl) group region. We
H. Jerjen, K. Freeman, B. Binggeli
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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.
Bishop M. +3 more
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New Optical and Near-Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuation Models. II. Young and Intermediate-Age Stellar Populations [PDF]
, 2005 We present theoretical surface brightness fluctuation (SBF) amplitudes for single-burst stellar populations of young and intermediate age (25 Myr ≤ t ≤ 5 Gyr) and metallicities Z = 0.0003, 0.001, 0.004, 0.008, 0.01, 0.02, and 0.04.
G. Raimondo +6 more
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Cosmic distances from surface brightness fluctuations [PDF]
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2012 AbstractHigh spatial-resolution measurements of surface brightness fluctuations (SBFs) with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) provide the most precise distances available to early-type galaxies beyond the Local Group. The observable SBF magnitude in a given bandpass is a basic property of any stellar system, corresponding to a ratio of the first and ...
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K-band versus I-band Surface Brightness Fluctuations as distance indicators [PDF]
, 2001 We evaluate the method of optical and infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations (SBF) as a distance indicator and its application on 8-m class telescopes, such as the Very Large Telescope (VLT).
Ajhar +44 more
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Cluster detection from surface-brightness fluctuations in SDSS data [PDF]
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2002 7 pages, submitted to Astronomy & ...
Bartelmann, M., White, S.
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