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Globular cluster systems as clues to galaxy evolution
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Zepf, Stephen E. Ashman, Keith M. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | We investigate the properties of systems of globular clusters in light of the hypothesis that galaxy mergers play a major role in galaxy evolution. In a previous paper, we presented a model in which the formation of globular clusters occurs during galaxy interactions and mergers. We discussed several predictions of the model, including the existence of young globular clusters in currently merging galaxies and the presence of two or more metallicity peaks in the globular clusters systems of normal elliptical galaxies. Here, we present recent observational evidence which supports both of these predictions and suggests that mergers may have a significant influence on the formation and evolution of galaxies and their globular clusters. |
| File Size | 144559 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930017539 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9d55jr5h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Galactic Clusters Interacting Galaxies Elliptical Galaxies Galactic Evolution Metallicity Astronomical Models Globular Clusters Prediction Analysis Techniques Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
