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Coma Cluster Treasury Survey

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Papers using HST data

  1. "The Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Coma Cluster Survey. I. Survey Objectives and Design"
    Carter et al. 2008, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol.176, p.424
    [astro-ph] [ApJS Paper]

    "We describe the HST ACS Coma cluster Treasury survey, a deep two-passband imaging survey of one of the nearest rich clusters of galaxies, the Coma cluster (Abell 1656)..."

  2. "The Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Coma Cluster Survey. II. Data Description and Source Catalogs"
    Hammer et al. 2008, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, vol.191, p.143
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper]

    "We have performed photometry for ~76,000 objects that consist of roughly equal numbers of extended galaxies and unresolved objects. We estimate that Coma members are 5-10% of the source detections..."

  3. "The Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Coma Cluster Survey. III. Structural Parameters of Galaxies using single-Sérsic Fits"
    Hoyos et al. 2011, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.411, p.2439
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "We present a catalogue of structural parameters of 8814 galaxies in the 25 fields of the HST/ACS Coma Treasury Survey..."

  4. "The HST/ACS Coma Cluster Survey. IV. Intergalactic Globular Clusters and the Massive Globular Cluster System at the Core of the Coma Galaxy Cluster"
    E.Peng et al. 2011, The Astrophysical Journal, vol.730, article 23
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper]

    "We use imaging from the HST/ACS Coma Cluster Survey to present the first definitive detection of a large population of intracluster GCs..."

  5. "The Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Coma Cluster Survey. V. Compact Stellar Systems in the Coma Cluster"
    Price et al. 2008, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.397, p.1816
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "In this paper, we present the discovery of seven compact (but quite luminous) stellar systems, ranging from M32-like galaxies down to ultra-compact dwarfs (UCDs)/dwarf to globular transition objects (DGTOs)..."

  6. "The Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Coma Cluster Survey. VI - Colour Gradients in Giant and Dwarf Early-Type Galaxies"
    den Brok et al. 2011, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 414, 3052
    [Full Paper (8.6 Mb)] [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "We use very deep data of the HST ACS Coma Cluster Treasury Survey to determine colour gradients of a large sample of early-type galaxies in the Coma cluster..."

  7. "Which galaxies host bars and disks? A study of the Coma cluster"
    Mendez-Abreu, Sanchez-Janssen & Aguerri 2010, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol.711, L16
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper]

    "We present a study of the bar fraction in the Coma cluster galaxies..."

  8. "The Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Coma Cluster Survey. VIII. Barred Disk Galaxies in the Core of the Coma Cluster"
    Marinova et al. 2012, The Astrophysical Journal, vol.746, article 136
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper]

    "We use high resolution F814W ACS images from the HST/ACS Treasury survey of the Coma cluster to study bars in massive disk galaxies (S0s), as well as low-mass dwarf galaxies in the core of the Coma cluster..."

  9. "Barred Galaxies in the Coma Cluster"
    Marinova et al. 2010, Proceedings of the Bash symposium, to appear in the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, eds. L. Stanford, L. Hao, Y. Mao, J. Green
    [astro-ph] [ASP Conf. Proc.]

    "We use ACS data from the HST Treasury survey of the Coma cluster (z~0.02) to study the properties of barred galaxies in the Coma core..."

  10. "Ultra-compact dwarfs in the core of the Coma cluster"
    Madrid et al. 2010, The Astrophysical Journal, vol.722, p.1707
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper]

    "We have discovered both a red and a blue subpopulation of Ultra-Compact Dwarf (UCD) galaxy candidates in the Coma galaxy cluster..."

  11. "Dwarf galaxies in the Coma cluster – II. Spectroscopic and Photometric Fundamental Planes"
    Kourkchi et al. 2012, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.420, p.2835
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "We present a study of the Fundamental Plane for a sample of 71 dwarf galaxies in the core of Coma cluster in the magnitude range -21 < MI < -15 mag..."

  12. "The HST/ACS Coma Cluster Survey - VII. Structure and Assembly of Massive Galaxies in the Center of the Coma Cluster"
    Weinzirl et al. 2013, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, submitted
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "We constrain the assembly history of galaxies in the central 0.6 Mpc of the rich Coma cluster at z~0.02 based on the structure of 69 massive (M* > 109 MSun) galaxies using images from the HST Treasury Survey of Coma."

  13. "The HST/ACS Coma Cluster Survey - X. Nuclear star clusters in low-mass early-type galaxies: scaling relations"
    den Brok et al. 2014, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.445, p.2385
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "We present scaling relations between structural properties of nuclear star clusters and their host galaxies for a sample of early-type dwarf galaxies..."


Papers using ancillary data from the Contributing Telescopes

  1. "The Remarkable 60x2 kpc Optical Filament Associated with a Poststarburst Galaxy in the Coma Cluster"
    M.Yagi et al. 2007, The Astrophysical Journal, vol.660, p.1209
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper] (See image number 9 in the Image Gallery.)

    "In the deep narrowband image of the Coma Cluster taken with Suprime-Cam of the Subaru Telescope, we found an extremely long and narrow ( kpc) H-emitting region associated with a poststarburst galaxy (D100)..."

  2. "Strange filamentary structures ("fireballs") around a merger galaxy in the Coma cluster of galaxies"
    Yoshida et al. 2008, The Astrophysical Journal, vol.688, p.918
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper]

    "We found an unusual complex of narrow blue filaments, bright blue knots, and Hα emitting filaments and clouds, which morphologically resembled a complex of ``fireballs,'' extending up to 80 kpc south from an E+A galaxy RB199 in the Coma cluster..."

  3. "Uncovering the Near-IR Dwarf Galaxy Population of the Coma Cluster with Spitzer IRAC"
    Jenkins et al. 2007, The Astrophysical Journal, vol.666, p.846
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper]

    "We present the first results of a Spitzer IRAC (Infrared Array Camera) wide-field survey of two regions of the Coma Cluster..."

  4. "A large population of recently quenched red-sequence dwarf galaxies in the outskirts of the Coma cluster"
    Smith et al. 2008, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, vol.386, L96
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "We analyse the stellar populations of 75 red-sequence dwarf galaxies in the Coma cluster, based on high signal-to-noise ratio spectroscopy from the 6.5-m MMT..."

  5. "A spectroscopic survey of dwarf galaxies in the Coma Cluster: Stellar populations, environment and downsizing"
    Smith et al. 2008, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.392, p.1265
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "We investigate the stellar populations in a sample of 89 faint (M*+2 to M*+4) red galaxies in the Coma cluster, using high S/N spectroscopy from the MMT..."

  6. "A Deep VLA Radio Continuum Study of the Core and Outskirts of the Coma Cluster"
    Miller, Hornschemeier and Mobasher, 2009, The Astronomical Journal, vol.137, p.4436
    [astro-ph] [AJ Paper]

    "We present deep 1.4GHz Very Large Array (VLA) radio continuum observations of two ~half square degree fields in the Coma cluster of galaxies. The two fields, "Coma 1" and "Coma 3," correspond to the cluster core and southwest infall region..."

  7. "The Radio Luminosity Function and Galaxy Evolution in the Coma Cluster"
    Miller et al. 2009, The Astronomical Journal, vol.137, p.4450
    [astro-ph] [AJ Paper]

    "We investigate the radio luminosity function (RLF) and radio source population for two fields within the Coma cluster of galaxies..."

  8. "Orientations of very faint galaxies in the Coma cluster"
    Adami et al. 2009, Astronomy & Astrophysics, vol.493, p.399
    [astro-ph] [A&A]

    "We have searched for preferential orientations of very faint galaxies in the Coma cluster..."

  9. "Deep GALEX Observations of the Coma Cluster: Source Catalog and Galaxy Counts"
    Hammer et al. 2010, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol.190, p.43-57
    [astro-ph] [ApJS]

    "We present a source catalog from deep 26 ks GALEX observations of the Coma cluster in the far-UV (FUV; 1530 A) and near-UV (NUV; 2310 A) wavebands..."

  10. "A dozen new galaxies caught in the act: Gas stripping and extended emission line regions in the Coma cluster"
    Yagi et al. 2010, The Astronomical Journal, vol.140, p.1814-1829
    [astro-ph] [AJ]

    "We present images of extended Hα clouds associated with 14 galaxies in the Coma cluster that were obtained from deep narrow band imaging observations with Suprime-Cam at the Subaru Telescope."

  11. "Ultraviolet tails and trails in cluster galaxies: A sample of candidate gaseous stripping events in Coma"
    Smith et al. 2010, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.408, p.1417
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS]

    "We have used new deep observations of the Coma cluster from GALEX to identify 13 star-forming galaxies with asymmetric morphologies in the ultraviolet."

  12. "Keck/LRIS Spectroscopic Confirmation of Coma Cluster Dwarf Galaxy Membership Assignments"
    Chiboucas et al. 2010, The Astrophysical Journal, vol.723, p.251
    [astro-ph] [ApJ]

    "Keck/LRIS multi-object spectroscopy has been acquired for 140 of some of the lowest and highest surface brightness, faint (19 < R < 22 mag), dwarf galaxy candidates in the core region of the Coma Cluster..."

  13. "UCDs in the Coma Cluster"
    Chiboucas et al. 2010, in A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies (Lyon, June 14-18, 2010), EAS Publications Series, Vol.48, p.225-230
    [astro-ph] [Conf. Paper]

    "As part of the HST/ACS Coma Cluster Treasury Survey, we have undertaken a Keck/LRIS spectroscopic campaign to determine membership for faint dwarf galaxies. In the process, we discovered a population of Ultra Compact Dwarf galaxies (UCDs) in the core region of the Coma cluster..."

  14. "Ultra-compact Dwarfs in the Coma Cluster"
    Chiboucas et al. 2011, The Astrophysical Journal, vol.737, p.86
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper]

    " We have undertaken a spectroscopic search for ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) in the dense core of the dynamically evolved, massive Coma cluster as part of the Hubble Space Telescope/Advanced Camera for Surveys (HST/ACS) Coma Cluster Treasury Survey...."

  15. "Deep Ultraviolet Luminosity Functions at the Infall Region of the Coma Cluster"
    Hammer et al. 2012, The Astrophysical Journal, vol.745, p.177
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper]

    "We have used deep GALEX observations at the infall region of the Coma cluster to measure the faintest ultraviolet (UV) luminosity functions (LFs) presented for a rich galaxy cluster thus far."

  16. "Dwarf galaxies in the Coma cluster – I. Velocity dispersion measurements"
    Kourkchi et al. 2012, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.420, p.2819
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "We present the study of a large sample of early-type dwarf galaxies in the Coma cluster observed with DEIMOS on Keck II to determine their internal velocity dispersion..."

  17. "Kinematics and excitation of the ram pressure stripped ionized gas filaments in the Coma cluster of galaxies"
    Yoshida et al. 2012, The Astrophysical Journal, vol.749, p.43
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Paper]

    "We present the results of deep imaging and spectroscopic observations of very extended ionized gas (EIG) around four member galaxies of the Coma cluster of galaxies: RB199, IC4040, GMP2923 and GMP3071..."

  18. "The Galaxy Luminosity Functions down to M_R=-10 in the Coma Cluster"
    Yamanoi et al. 2012, The Astronomical Journal, 144, 40
    [astro-ph] [AJ Paper]

    "We derived the luminosity function (LF) of dwarf galaxies in the Coma Cluster down to M_R=-10 at three fields located at the center, intermediate, and outskirt of the cluster..."

  19. "Barred S0 Galaxies in the Coma Cluster"
    Lansbury, Lucey & Smith 2014, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.439, p.1749
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "This study uses r-band images from the Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to study bars in lenticular galaxies in one of the nearest rich cluster environments, the Coma cluster..."

  20. "Dissecting the Red Sequence: The Bulge and Disc Colours of Early-Type Galaxies in the Coma Cluster"
    Head et al. 2014, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.440, p.1690
    [astro-ph] [MNRAS Paper]

    "We explore the internal structure of red sequence galaxies in the Coma cluster across a wide range of luminosities (−17 > Mg > −22 mag) and cluster-centric radii (0 < rcluster < 1.3r200)."

  21. "Approximately A Thousand Ultra Diffuse Galaxies in the Coma cluster"
    Koda et al. 2015, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 807, L2
    [astro-ph] [ApJ Letter]

    "We report the discovery of 854 ultra diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the Coma cluster using deep R band images, with partial B, i, and Halpha band coverage, obtained with the Subaru telescope."

  22. "Beyond Sérsic + exponential disc morphologies in the Coma Cluster"
    Head, Lucey & Hudson 2015, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, xxx
    [astro-ph]

    "Galaxies are not limited to simple spheroid or bulge + disc morphologies. We explore the diversity of internal galaxy structures in the Coma cluster [] through analysis of deep Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope i band imaging..."