Browsing Physics & Atmospheric Science Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Author "Mackey, A. D."

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  • Deep Gemini/GMOS imaging of an extremely isolated globular cluster in the Local Group 

    Mackey, A. D., A. M. N. Ferguson, M. J. Irwin, N. F. Martin, et al. 2009. "Deep Gemini/GMOS imaging of an extremely isolated globular cluster in the Local Group." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 401:533.
    We report on deep imaging of a remote M31 globular cluster, MGC1, obtained with Gemini/GMOS. Our colour-magnitude diagram for this object extends ~5 magnitudes below the tip of the red giant branch and exhibits features ...

  • Exploring the Properties of the M31 Halo Globular Cluster System 

    Huxor, A. P., A. M. N. Ferguson, N. R. Tanvir, M. J. Irwin, et al. 2011. "Exploring the Properties of the M31 Halo Globular Cluster System." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 414:770.
    Following on from our discovery of a significant population of M31 outer halo globular clusters (GCs), and updates to the Revised Bologna Catalogue of M31 GCs, we investigate the GC system of M31 out to an unprecedented ...

  • An HST/ACS View of the Inhomogeneous Outer Halo of M31 

    Richardson, J. C., A. M. N. Ferguson, A. D. Mackey, M. J. Irwin, et al. 2009. "An HST/ACS View of the Inhomogeneous Outer Halo of M31." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 396:1842.
    We present a high precision photometric view of the stellar populations in the outer halo of M31, using data taken with the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys (HST/ACS). We analyse the field populations ...

  • 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 nucleus of the Sagittarius dSph galaxy and M54: a window on the process of galaxy nucleation 

    Bellazzini, M., R. A. Ibata, S. C. Chapman, A. D. Mackey, et al. 2008. "The nucleus of the Sagittarius dSph galaxy and M54: a window on the process of galaxy nucleation." The Astronomical Journal 136(3): 1147-1170
    We present the results of a thorough study of the nucleus of the Sgr dwarf spheroidal galaxy and of the bright globular cluster M54 that resides within the same nucleus (Sgr,N). We have obtained accurate radial velocities ...

  • A spectroscopic survey of EC4, an Extended Cluster in Andromeda's halo 

    Collins, M. L. M., S. C. Chapman, M. Irwin, R. Ibata, et al. 2009. "A spectroscopic survey of EC4, an Extended Cluster in Andromeda's halo." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 396: 1619.
    We present a spectroscopic survey of candidate red giant branch stars in the extended star cluster, EC4, discovered in the halo of M31 from our CFHT/MegaCam survey, overlapping the tidal streams, Stream Cp and Stream Cr. ...

  • The structure of star clusters in the outer halo of M31 

    Tanvir, N. R., A. D. Mackey, A. M. N. Ferguson, A. P. Huxor, et al. 2012. "The structure of star clusters in the outer halo of M31." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 422:162.
    We present a structural analysis of halo star clusters in M31 based on deep Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) imaging. The clusters in our sample span a range in galactocentric projected distance ...