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  • Discovery and analysis of three faint dwarf galaxies and a globular cluster in the outer halo of the Andromeda galaxy 

    Martin, N. F., R. A. Ibata, M. J. Irwin, S. Chapman, et al. 2006. "Discovery and analysis of three faint dwarf galaxies and a globular cluster in the outer halo of the Andromeda galaxy." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 371(4): 1983-1991
    We present the discovery of three faint dwarf galaxies and a globular cluster in the halo of the Andromeda galaxy (M31), found in our MegaCam survey that spans the southern quadrant of M31, from a projected distance of ~50 ...
  • Dynamics in the satellite system of Triangulum: Is AndXXII a dwarf satellite of M33? 

    Chapman, S. C., L. Widrow, M. L. M. Collins, J. Dubinski, et al. 2012. "Dynamics in the satellite system of Triangulum: Is AndXXII a dwarf satellite of M33?." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 430(1): 37.
    We present results from a spectroscopic survey of the dwarf spheroidal And XXII and the two extended clusters EC1 and EC2. These three objects are candidate satellites of the Triangulum galaxy, M33, which itself is likely ...
  • The kinematic footprints of five stellar streams in Andromeda's halo 

    Chapman, S. C., R. Ibata, M. Irwin, A. Koch, et al. 2008. "The kinematic footprints of five stellar streams in Andromeda's halo." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 390(4): 1437
    (abridged) We present a spectroscopic analysis of five stellar streams (`A', `B', `Cr', `Cp' and `D') as well as the extended star cluster, EC4, which lies within streamC, all discovered in the halo of M31 from our ...
  • The kinematic identification of a thick stellar disc in M31 

    Collins, M. L. M., S. C. Chapman, R. A. Ibata, M. J. Irwin, et al. 2010. "The kinematic identification of a thick stellar disc in M31." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 413:1548.
    We present the first characterization of a thick disc component in the Andromeda galaxy (M31) using kinematic data from the DEIMOS multi-object spectrograph instrument on Keck II. Using 21 fields in the South West of the ...
  • A kinematically selected, metal-poor stellar halo in the outskirts of M31 

    Chapman, S. C., R. Ibata, G. F. Lewis, A. M. N. Ferguson, et al. 2006. "A kinematically selected, metal-poor stellar halo in the outskirts of M31." The Astrophysical Journal 653(1): 255-266
    We present evidence for a metal-poor, [Fe/H]$\sim-1.4$ $\sigma$=0.2 dex, stellar halo component detectable at radii from 10 kpc to 70 kpc, in our nearest giant spiral neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy. This metal-poor sample ...
  • On the accretion origin of a vast extended stellar disk around the Andromeda galaxy 

    Ibata, R., S. Chapman, A. M. N. Ferguson, G. Lewis, et al. 2005. "On the accretion origin of a vast extended stellar disk around the Andromeda galaxy." The Astrophysical Journal 634(1): 287-313
    We present the discovery of an inhomogenous, low-surface brightness, extended disk-like structure around the Andromeda galaxy (M31) based on a large kinematic survey of more than 2800 stars with the Keck/DEIMOS spectrograph. ...
  • 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 Three-Dimensional Structure of the M31 Satellite System; Strong Evidence for an Inhomogeneous Distribution of Satellites 

    Conn, A. R., G. F. Lewis, R. A. Ibata, Q. A. Parker, et al. 2013. "The Three-Dimensional Structure of the M31 Satellite System; Strong Evidence for an Inhomogeneous Distribution of Satellites." Astrophysical Journal 766(2): 120-120.
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  • The tidal trail of NGC205? 

    McConnachie, A., M. Irwin, G. Lewis, R. Ibata, et al. 2004. "The tidal trail of NGC205?." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 351(4): 94-L98
    Using data taken as part of the Isaac Newton Telescope Wide Field Camera (INT WFC) survey of M31, we have identified an arc-like overdensity of blue, presumably metal-poor, red giant branch stars in the north-west quadrant ...