Vincenzo Pota
I’m studying the kinematics and dynamics of extragalactic globular clusters (GCs) in nearby galaxies. By exploiting the DEIMOS multi-spectrograph and the Suprime-Cam camera for imaging, I reconstruct the kinematic properties of a dozen galaxies from 1 up to 10 effective radii where the diffuse galaxy light is too faint to return kinematic information. Eventually, I estimate the baryonic and non-baryonic matter content, to test the Lambda-CDM cosmological paradigm. The most intriguing properties of extragalactic GCs is their bimodality in colour, perhaps related to different formation mechanisms of the host galaxy. The goal of my PhD is to reveal how the globular cluster subpopulation formed and to understand what they can tell us about the assembly of galaxies.
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| Office | AR 206 |