Browsing Chapman, Scott by Author "Ferguson, Annette M. N."

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  • A Bayesian Approach to Locating the Red Giant Branch Tip Magnitude (Part II); Distances to the Satellites of M31 

    Conn, Anthony R., Rodrigo A. Ibata, Geraint F. Lewis, Quentin A. Parker, et al. 2012. "A Bayesian Approach to Locating the Red Giant Branch Tip Magnitude (Part II); Distances to the Satellites of M31." The Astrophysical Journal 758:11.
    In `A Bayesian Approach to Locating the Red Giant Branch Tip Magnitude (PART I),' a new technique was introduced for obtaining distances using the TRGB standard candle. Here we describe a useful complement to the technique ...

  • A Keck/DEIMOS Kinematic Study of Andromeda IX: dark matter on the smallest galactic scales 

    Chapman, Scott C., Rodrigo Ibata, Geraint F. Lewis, Annette M. N. Ferguson, et al. 2005. "A Keck/DEIMOS Kinematic Study of Andromeda IX: dark matter on the smallest galactic scales." The Astrophysical Journal 632(2): 87-L90
    We present the results of a kinematic survey of the dwarf spheroidal satellite of M31, And-IX, which appears to be the lowest surface brightness and also the faintest galaxy (M_V = -8.3) found to date. Using Keck/DEIMOS ...

  • A kinematic study of the Andromeda dwarf spheroidal system 

    Collins, Michelle L. M., Scott C. Chapman, R. Michael Rich, Rodrigo A. Ibata, et al. 2013. "A kinematic study of the Andromeda dwarf spheroidal system."Astrophysical Journal 768(2):36.
    We present a homogeneous kinematic analysis of red giant branch stars within 18 of the 28 Andromeda dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies, obtained using the Keck I LRIS and Keck II DEIMOS spectrographs. Based on their g-i ...

  • The large-scale structure of the halo of the Andromeda Galaxy Part I: global stellar density, morphology and metallicity properties 

    Ibata, Rodrigo A., Geraint F. Lewis, Alan W. McConnachie, Nicolas F. Martin, et al. 2013. "The large-scale structure of the halo of the Andromeda Galaxy Part I: global stellar density, morphology and metallicity properties." The Astrophysical Journal780(2):128
    We present an analysis of the large-scale structure of the halo of the Andromeda galaxy, based on the Pan-Andromeda Archeological Survey (PAndAS), currently the most complete map of resolved stellar populations in any ...

  • The M33 Globular Cluster System with PAndAS Data: The Last Outer Halo Cluster? 

    Cockcroft, Robert, William E. Harris, Annette M. N. Ferguson, Avon Huxor, et al. 2011. "The M33 Globular Cluster System with PAndAS Data: The Last Outer Halo Cluster?." The Astrophysical Journal 730: 112.
    We use CFHT/MegaCam data to search for outer halo star clusters in M33 as part of the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PAndAS). This work extends previous studies out to a projected radius of 50 kpc and covers over 40 ...

  • The masses of Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxies: The death of the universal mass profile 

    Collins, Michelle L. M., Scott C. Chapman, R. M. Rich, Rodrigo A. Ibata, et al. 2013. "The masses of Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxies: The death of the universal mass profile." The Astrophysical Journal 783(1):7.
    We investigate the claim that all dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) reside within halos that share a common, universal mass profile as has been derived for dSphs of the Galaxy. By folding in kinematic information for 25 ...

  • PAndAS in the mist: The stellar and gaseous mass within the halos of M31 and M33 

    Lewis, Geraint F., Robert Braun, Alan W. McConnachie, Michael J. Irwin, et al. 2012. "PAndAS in the mist: The stellar and gaseous mass within the halos of M31 and M33." The Astrophysical Journal 763:4.
    Large scale surveys of the prominent members of the Local Group have provided compelling evidence for the hierarchical formation of massive galaxies, revealing a wealth of substructure that is thought to be the debris from ...

  • PAndAS' cubs: discovery of two new dwarf galaxies in the surroundings of the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies 

    Martin, Nicolas F., Alan W. McConnachie, Mike Irwin, Lawrence M. Widrow, et al. 2009. "PAndAS' cubs: discovery of two new dwarf galaxies in the surroundings of the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies." The Astrophysical Journal 705(1):758.
    We present the discovery of two new dwarf galaxies, Andromeda XXI and Andromeda XXII, located in the surroundings of the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies (M31 and M33). These discoveries stem from the first year data of ...

  • PAndAS' progeny: extending the M31 dwarf galaxy cabal 

    Richardson, Jenny C., Mike Irwin, Alan W. McConnachie, Nicolas F. Martin, et al. 2011. "PAndAS' progeny: extending the M31 dwarf galaxy cabal." The Astrophysical Journal 732 (2):76.
    We present the discovery of five new dwarf galaxies, Andromeda XXIII-XXVII, located in the outer halo of M31. These galaxies were found in the second year of data from the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PAndAS) of ...

  • The Star Formation History and Dust Content in the Far Outer Disc of M31 

    Bernard, Edouard J., Annette M. N. Ferguson, Michael K. Barker, Sebastian L. Hidalgo, et al. 2011. "The Star Formation History and Dust Content in the Far Outer Disc of M31." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 420: 2625.
    We present a detailed analysis of two fields located 26 kpc (~5 scalelengths) from the centre of M31. One field samples the major axis populations--the Outer Disc field--while the other is offset by ~18' and samples the ...

  • The stellar halo and outer disk of M33 

    McConnachie, Alan W., Scott C. Chapman, Rodrigo A. Ibata, Annette M. N. Ferguson, et al. 2006. "The stellar halo and outer disk of M33." The Astrophysical Journal 647(1): 25-L28
    We present first results from a Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopic survey of red giant branch (RGB) stars in M33. The radial velocity distributions of the stars in our fields are well described by three Gaussian components, ...

  • The Three-Dimensional Structure of the M31 Satellite System; Strong Evidence for an Inhomogeneous Distribution of Satellites 

    Conn, Anthony R., Geraint F. Lewis, Rodrigo A. Ibata, Quentin A. Parker, et al. 2013. "The Three-Dimensional Structure of the M31 Satellite System; Strong Evidence for an Inhomogeneous Distribution of Satellites." The Astrophysical Journal 766(2):120.
    We undertake an investigation into the spatial structure of the M31 satellite system utilizing the distance distributions presented in a previous publication. These distances make use of the unique combination of depth and ...

  • Unearthing Foundations of a Cosmic Cathedral: Searching the Stars for M33's Halo 

    Cockcroft, Robert, Alan W. McConnachie, William E. Harris, Rodrigo Ibata, et al. 2012. "Unearthing Foundations of a Cosmic Cathedral: Searching the Stars for M33's Halo." 428(2): 1248-1262
    We use data from the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PAndAS) to search for evidence of an extended halo component belonging to M33 (the Triangulum Galaxy). We identify a population of red giant branch (RGB) stars at ...