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Correlations between the age structure in early-type galaxies and their properties
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2007
Abstract
We present the results on our investigation of the age structure in early-type galaxies, based on optical/near-infrared photometry. First results have shown that the age structure in early-type galaxies is not as uniform as previously thought. The conclusion can only be that the formation of these galaxies is not exclussively based on a single scenario, e.g. monolithic collapse, or hierarchical merging. In our galaxy survey we compare the age structure of galaxies in different galaxy environment, of different mass and with different integral light properties, using the globular cluster systems as stellar probes. Depending on the size of the globular cluster sample we derive a cumulative age distribution and compare it to simulated systems with a known age structure. This allows us to detect globular cluster sub-populations with an age difference of several Gyr. So far we have found two galaxies, members of small groups of galaxies, which contain a significant population of intermediate age globular clusters in the inner region of the galaxy.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 3 , Symposium S245: Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Bulges , July 2007 , pp. 305 - 306
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008