9 papers
Peculiar velocities in the Zone of Avoidance: Determining the Distance to the Norma cluster
P. A. Woudt, A. P. Fairall, R. C. Kraan-Korteweg +4
Deep J, H and Ks photometry of the low Galactic latitude Norma cluster has been obtained with the 1.4-m Infrared Survey Facility (IRSF) and with SOFI on the NTT. Together with spec…
The Quest for the Dominant Stellar Population in the Giant Elliptical NGC 5018
Lucio M. Buson, Francesco Bertola, David Burstein +1
Newly obtained HST/WFPC2 images of the disturbed elliptical galaxy NGC 5018 show that the average amount of internal reddening due to the its complex ``dust web'' is as low as E(B-…
EFAR peculiar velocities and bulk motions
Matthew Colless, R. P. Saglia, David Burstein +3
The EFAR project has measured peculiar motions in two distant volumes of the universe using Fundamental Plane (FP) distances for 85 clusters with cz=6000-15000 km/s. The scatter in…
Elliptical Galaxy Dynamics: The Issues Pertaining to Galaxy Formation
David Burstein
How elliptical galaxy dynamics relate to galaxy structure, stellar populations, spiral galaxies and environment are reviewed. The evidence assembled shows that most, if not all, ga…
A Re-Examination of the Origins of the Peculiar Velocity Field Within the Local Supercluster
David Burstein
The recent re-evaulation of the peculiar velocity field outside the Local Supercluster (Dekel et al. 1999, ApJ 522) has permitted a re-examination of the origins of the peculiar ve…
Deep Intermediate-Band Surface Photometry of NGC 5907
BATC Collaboration, Z. Y. Zheng, Z. H. Shang +3
We obtained very deep exposures of NGC 5907 with a Schmidt telescope, large-format CCD, and intermediate-band filters centered at 6660A and 8020A. These two filters, part of a 15-f…