The ACS Fornax Cluster survey.: I.: Introduction to the survey and data reduction procedures

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dc.contributor.authorJordan, Andres
dc.contributor.authorBlakeslee, John P.
dc.contributor.authorCote, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorFerrarese, Laura
dc.contributor.authorInfante, Leopoldo
dc.contributor.authorMei, Simona
dc.contributor.authorMerritt, David
dc.contributor.authorPeng, Eric W.
dc.contributor.authorTonry, John L.
dc.contributor.authorWest, Michael J.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T01:05:36Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T01:05:36Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThe Fornax Cluster is a conspicuous cluster of galaxies in the southern hemisphere and the second largest collection of early-type galaxies within less than or similar to 20 Mpc after the Virgo Cluster. In this paper, we present a brief introduction to the ACS Fornax Cluster Survey - a program to image, in the F475W (g(475)) and F850LP (z(850)) bandpasses, 43 early-type galaxies in Fornax using the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space Telescope. Combined with a companion survey of Virgo, the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey, this represents the most comprehensive imaging survey to date of early-type galaxies in cluster environments in terms of depth, spatial resolution, sample size, and homogeneity. We describe the selection of the program galaxies, their basic properties, and the main science objectives of the survey, which include the measurement of luminosities, colors, and structural parameters for globular clusters associated with these galaxies, an analysis of their isophotal properties and surface brightness profiles, and an accurate calibration of the surface brightness fluctuation distance indicator. Finally, we discuss the data reduction procedures adopted for the survey.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1538-4365
dc.identifier.issn0067-0049
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/95966
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000245405600002
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final224
dc.pagina.inicio213
dc.revistaAstrophysical journal supplement series
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectgalaxies : clusters : individual (Fornax)
dc.subjectgalaxies : distances and redshifts
dc.subjectgalaxies : elliptical and lenticular, cD
dc.subjectgalaxies : nuclei
dc.subjectgalaxies : star clusters
dc.subjectmethods : data analysis
dc.titleThe ACS Fornax Cluster survey.: I.: Introduction to the survey and data reduction procedures
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen169
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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