Browsing Chapman, Scott by Author "Martin, Nicolas"

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  • Draco, a flawless dwarf galaxy 

    Segall, Mathieu, Rodrigo Ibata, Michael Irwin, Nicolas Martin, et al. 2007. "Draco, a flawless dwarf galaxy." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 375(3): 831-842
    The Draco dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph), with its apparent immense mass to light ratio and compact size, holds many clues to the nature of the enigmatic dark matter. Here we present deep photometric studies of this dwarf ...

  • A trio of new Local Group galaxies with extreme properties 

    McConnachie, Alan, Avon Huxor, Nicolas Martin, Mike Irwin, et al. 2008. "A trio of new Local Group galaxies with extreme properties." The Astrophysical Journal 688(2): 1009-1020
    We report on the discovery of three new dwarf galaxies in the Local Group. These galaxies are found in new CFHT/MegaPrime g,i imaging of the south-western quadrant of M31, extending our extant survey area to include the ...