The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)
- Volume 38 Issue 1
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- Pages.42.1-42.1
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- 2013
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- 1226-2692(pISSN)
Progress Report : Quantifying and Classifying Peculiarity of Cluster Galaxies
- Oh, Seulhee (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
- Yi, Sukyoung K. (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
- Sheen, Yun-Kyeong (University of Concepcion) ;
- Kyeong, Jaemann (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Sung, Eon-Chang (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Ho, Luis C. (Carnegie Observatories) ;
- Kim, Minjin (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Park, Byeong-Gon (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
- Published : 2013.04.11
Abstract
In the LCDM paradigm, hierarchical merging is thought to play a key role in the formation and evolution of massive galaxies. Theoretical and observational studies suggest that massive galaxies started forming at high redshifts and were assembled via numerous mergers. Galaxy clusters are the sites where the most massive galaxies are found and the most dramatic merger histories are embedded. The previous work of Sheen et al. (2012) identified via visual inspection many massive galaxies with merger features in clusters, which surprised the community. In this study we aim to quantify peculiarity of galaxies to pin down the merger frequency in cluster environments more objectively. We have performed optical deep imaging of 4 Abell clusters by using IMACS f/2 on a Magellan Badde 6.5-m telescope. For the galaxies in our data, we applied GALFIT algorithm, which fits analytic models to galaxy data, and we analyzed their residuals. We present the preliminary results of our sample galaxies.
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