Measuring Distance and Properties of the Milky Way’s Central Supermassive Black Hole with Stellar Orbits
We report new precision measurements of the properties of our Galaxy’s supermassive black hole. Based on astrometric (1995-2007) and radial velocity (RV; 2000-2007) measurements from the W. M. Keck…
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VI. Isophotal Analysis and the Structure of Early-Type Galaxies
- L. Ferrarese, P. Côté, M. West
- Physics
- 14 February 2006
We present a detailed analysis of the morphology, isophotal parameters, and surface brightness profiles for 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster, from dwarfs (MB = -15.1 mag) to giants (MB =…
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VIII. The Nuclei of Early-Type Galaxies
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey is a Hubble Space Telescope program to obtain high-resolution imaging in widely separated bandpasses (F475W ≈ g and F850LP ≈ z) for 100 early-type members of the Virgo…
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. IX. The Color Distributions of Globular Cluster Systems in Early-Type Galaxies
We present the color distributions of globular cluster (GC) systems for 100 early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey, the deepest and most homogeneous survey of this kind to date.…
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. X. Half-Light Radii of Globular Clusters in Early-Type Galaxies: Environmental Dependencies and a Standard Ruler for Distance Estimation
We have measured half-light radii, rh, for thousands of globular clusters (GCs) belonging to the 100 early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey and the elliptical galaxy NGC 4697.…
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VII. Resolving the Connection between Globular Clusters and Ultracompact Dwarf Galaxies
- Monica Hasegan, A. Jordán, D. Merritt
- Physics
- 25 March 2005
We investigate the connection between globular clusters and ultracompact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) by examining the properties of 10 compact, high-luminosity (-11.8 ≲ MV ≲ -10.8) objects associated with…
Formation of Galactic Nuclei
- M. Milosavljevic, D. Merritt
- Physics
- 21 March 2001
We investigate a model in which galactic nuclei form via the coalescence of preexisting stellar systems containing supermassive black holes. Merger simulations are carried out using N-body algorithms…
The Afterglow of Massive Black Hole Coalescence
- M. Milosavljevic, E. Phinney
- Physics
- 14 October 2004
The final merger of a pair of massive black holes in a galactic nucleus is compelled by gravitational radiation. Gravitational waves from the mergers of black holes of masses 105-107(1 + z)-1 M☉ at…
An Eccentric Circumbinary Accretion Disk and the Detection of Binary Massive Black Holes
- A. Macfadyen, M. Milosavljevic
- Physics
- 20 July 2006
We present a two-dimensional grid-based hydrodynamic simulation of a thin, viscous, locally isothermal corotating disk orbiting an equal-mass Newtonian binary point mass on a fixed circular orbit. We…
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. I. Introduction to the Survey
- P. Côté, J. Blakeslee, M. West
- Physics
- 6 April 2004
The Virgo Cluster is the dominant mass concentration in the Local Supercluster and the largest collection of elliptical and lenticular galaxies in the nearby universe. In this paper, we present an…
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