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Title: Structural Parameters and Dynamical Masses for Globular Clusters in M33

Authors: S.S. Larsen (1), J.P. Brodie (1), A. Sarajedini (2), J.P. Huchra (3) ((1) UCO / Lick, UC Santa Cruz, (2) Dept. of Astronomy, Univ. of Florida, (3) Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Abstract: Using high-dispersion spectra from the HIRES echelle spectrograph on the Keck I telescope, we measure velocity dispersions for 4 globular clusters in M33. Combining the velocity dispersions with integrated photometry and structural parameters derived from King-Michie model fits to WFPC2 images, we obtain mass-to-light ratios for the clusters. The mean value is M/LV = 1.53 +/- 0.18, very similar to the M/LV of Milky Way and M31 globular clusters. The M33 clusters also fit very well onto the fundamental plane and binding energy - luminosity relations derived for Milky Way GCs. Dynamically and structurally, the four M33 clusters studied here appear virtually identical to Milky Way and M31 GCs.
Comments: 25 pages, including 7 figures and 4 tables. Accepted for AJ, Nov 2002
Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
Cite as: arXiv:astro-ph/0208169v1

Submission history

From: Soeren S. Larsen [view email]
[v1] Wed, 7 Aug 2002 22:34:19 GMT (93kb)