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most citedNGC5846-UDG1: A galaxy formed mostly by star formation in massive, extremely dense clumps of gas

68 citations · 442 across the 41 of their papers we have counts for

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44 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

The Rogue One: A Dark Matter-Dominated Dwarf in the Trail of Dark Matter-Deficient Galaxies

Daniel Vaz, Arsen Levitskiy, Duncan Forbes +6

We present the first measurement of the stellar velocity dispersion of LEDA 4014647, a compact dwarf galaxy spatially aligned with the NGC 1052 trail, a linear chain of dark matter…

astro-ph.GA2026

Distance Estimation using Globular Clusters and Ultra-Compact Dwarfs

Bas van Heumen, Jonah S. Gannon, Duncan A. Forbes +2

The tight scaling relation between absolute magnitude and internal velocity dispersion () for globular clusters (GCs), referred to as the GC velocity dispersion (GCVD) relation,…

astro-ph.GA2026

The Stellar Populations of Two Quiescent Low Surface Brightness Dwarf Galaxies in Low Density Environments

Duncan A. Forbes, Hannah S. Christie, Arsen Levitskiy +3

Dwarf galaxies located in low density environments that have quiescent stellar populations are extremely rare and the mechanism for quenching their stars is highly uncertain. Here…

astro-ph.GA2026

Phase-Space Diagnostics for Dwarf Galaxies in Cluster Environments

Anna Ivleva, Rhea-Silvia Remus, Klaus Dolag +3

Ongoing effort is devoted to observing spectroscopic samples of dwarf galaxies in clusters, allowing the analysis of their distribution and associated trends in projected phase-spa…

astro-ph.GA2026

Diffuse Dwarf Galaxies in Galaxy Clusters: I. Stellar Populations and Radial Gradients

Arsen Levitskiy, Duncan A. Forbes, Jonah S. Gannon +5

We use Keck/KCWI spectroscopy to study one ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) and five Nearly-UDGs (NUDGEs) in the Perseus cluster, together with an additional UDG in the Coma cluster. As…

astro-ph.GA2026

FAST and Dark: A catalogue of Dark Galaxy Candidates within 50 Mpc

Marco Monaci, Duncan A. Forbes, Jonah S. Gannon +4

Using the first data release of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) All-Sky HI survey (FASHI), we compile a catalogue of 70 dark galaxy candidates (DGC…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

The Dawes Review 14: A Decade of Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies

Jonah S. Gannon, Anna Ferré-Mateu, Duncan A. Forbes

It has been 10 years since the initial discovery of Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (UDGs) in the Coma cluster and the revelation that large, low surface brightness galaxies may constitute…

astro-ph.GA2026

MATLAS-42, A Globular Cluster-Rich Ultra-Diffuse Galaxy That Diverges from the "Failed Galaxy'' Formation Pathway

Jonah S. Gannon, Duncan A. Forbes, Francine R. Marleau +4

To date, there has been significant interest in globular cluster (GC)-rich ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) and the evidence that they have formed via an unexpected, ``failed galaxy''…

astro-ph.GA2025

Connection Between Dwarf Galaxies and Globular Clusters: Insights from the Perseus Cluster Using Subaru Imaging and Keck Spectroscopy

Yimeng Tang, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Song Huang +11

We present a systematic study of 189 dwarf galaxies and their globular cluster (GC) systems in the Perseus cluster, based on deep Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam imaging and Keck spectros…

astro-ph.GA2025

Ultra-Diffuse, Ultra-Different: Observed vs. Simulated Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies Live in Fundamentally Different Halos

Jonah S. Gannon, Arianna Di Cintio, Duncan A. Forbes +5

In this work, we compare galaxies from the NIHAO and HESTIA simulation suites to ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) with spectroscopically measured dynamical masses. For each observed U…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Analysis of Galaxies at the Extremes: Failed Galaxy Progenitors in the MAGNETICUM Simulations

Jonah S. Gannon, Lucas C. Kimmig, Duncan A. Forbes +5

There is increasing observational evidence for a failed galaxy formation pathway for some ultradiffuse galaxies (UDGs) at low redshift however they currently lack simulated counter…

astro-ph.GA2025

Do Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies Follow the Globular Cluster-Halo Mass Relation?

Duncan A. Forbes, Jonah S. Gannon

The stellar mass-halo mass relation and the globular cluster (GC) number-halo mass relation are two scaling relations that relate fundamental properties of normal galaxies. Ultra-D…

astro-ph.GA2025

A Comprehensive Look at PUDG-R21: Stellar Population and Kinematics of a Globular Cluster-Rich Ultra-Diffuse Galaxy in the Perseus Cluster

Arsen Levitskiy, Duncan A. Forbes, Jonah S. Gannon +5

We present the analysis of the stellar populations and kinematics of the globular cluster (GC) rich ultra-diffuse galaxy, PUDG-R21, using spectroscopic observations obtained with t…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Radial velocities and stellar populations for a sample of MATLAS survey dwarfs

Kate Southon, Jonah S. Gannon, Duncan A. Forbes +4

Spectroscopic observations are essential for confirming associations, measuring kinematics, and determining stellar populations in dwarf galaxies. Here, we present Keck Cosmic Web…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Investigating the Ultra-diffuse Galaxy NGC5846_UDG1 through the Kinematics of its Rich Globular Cluster System

Lydia Haacke, Duncan A. Forbes, Jonah S. Gannon +8

Recent studies of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) have shown their globular cluster (GC) systems to be central in unveiling their remarkable properties and halo masses. Deep HST imag…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 17 cited

A new class of dark matter-free dwarf galaxies? I. Clues from FCC 224, NGC 1052-DF2 and NGC 1052-DF4

Maria Luisa Buzzo, Duncan A. Forbes, Aaron J. Romanowsky +8

The discovery of quiescent, dark matter (DM)-deficient ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) with overluminous globular clusters (GCs) has challenged galaxy formation models within the Lam…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 11 cited

An Unexplained Origin for the Unusual Globular Cluster System in the Ultra-diffuse Galaxy FCC 224

Yimeng Tang, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Jonah S. Gannon +9

We study the quiescent ultra-diffuse galaxy FCC 224 in the Fornax cluster using Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging, motivated by peculiar properties of its globular cluster (GC)…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 11 cited

Signs of `Everything Everywhere All At Once' formation in low surface brightness globular cluster-rich dwarf galaxies

Anna Ferré-Mateu, Jonah Gannon, Duncan A. Forbes +3

Only two ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) have spatially resolved stellar population properties, both showing radially flat-to-rising metallicity profiles, indicative of a different f…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

Why do some Ultra Diffuse Galaxies have Rich Globular Cluster Systems?

Duncan A. Forbes, Maria Luisa Buzzo, Anna Ferre-Mateu +4

Some ultra diffuse galaxies (UDGs) reveal many more globular clusters (GCs) than classical dwarf galaxies of the same stellar mass. These UDGs, with a mass in their GC system (M$_{…

astro-ph.GA2024

The multiple classes of ultra-diffuse galaxies: Can we tell them apart?

Maria Luisa Buzzo, Duncan A. Forbes, Thomas H. Jarrett +9

This study compiles stellar populations and internal properties of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) to highlight correlations with their local environment, globular cluster (GC) richn…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 2 cited

Comparing E-MOSAICS predictions of high-redshift proto-globular clusters with JWST observations in lensed galaxies

Joel Pfeffer, Duncan A. Forbes, Aaron J. Romanowsky +8

High-resolution imaging and strong gravitational lensing of high-redshift galaxies have enabled the detection of compact sources with properties similar to nearby massive star clus…

astro-ph.GA2024

Testing the Bullet Dwarf Collision Scenario in the NGC 1052 Group Through Morphologies and Stellar Populations

Yimeng Tang, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Pieter G. van Dokkum +8

NGC 1052-DF2 and -DF4 are two ultra-diffuse galaxies that have been reported as deficient in dark matter and associated with the same galaxy group. Recent findings suggest that DF2…

astro-ph.GA2024

The PIPER Survey. II. The Globular Cluster Systems of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies in the Perseus Cluster

Steven R. Janssens, Duncan A. Forbes, Aaron J. Romanowsky +7

We present Hubble Space Telescope ACS/WFC and WFC3/UVIS imaging for a sample of 50 low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies in the 10 M Perseus cluster, which w…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

Keck/KCWI Spectroscopy of Globular Clusters in Local Volume Dwarf Galaxies

Duncan A. Forbes, Daniel Lyon, Jonah Gannon +2

A number of nearby dwarf galaxies have globular cluster (GC) candidates that require spectroscopic confirmation. Here we present Keck telescope spectra for 15 known GCs and GC cand…