Evidence for an Accretion Origin for the Outer Halo Globular Cluster System of M31

Date

2010

Authors

Mackey, Alasdair
Huxor, A
Ferguson, A. M. N.
Irwin, M. J.
Tanvir, Nial R
McConnochie, A. W.
Ibata, Rodrigo A
Chapman, S. C.
Lewis, Geraint Francis

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Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.

Abstract

We use a sample of newly discovered globular clusters from the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PAndAS) in combination with previously cataloged objects to map the spatial distribution of globular clusters in the M31 halo. At projected radii beyond �

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Keywords: Galaxies; General; Halos - Galaxies; Individual (M31) - Globular clusters

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Astrophysical Journal Letters

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Journal article

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2037-12-31