1995/11/13 by A. Biviano, Biviano, A., P. Katgert +9
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9511050
gzipped postscript file; to appear in the proceedings of the international workshop: "Observational Cosmology: from Galaxies to Galaxy Systems", Sesto, Italy, 4-7 July 1995, special issue of Astrophysical Letters and Communications, G.C.C.Palumbo ed
arxiv created 1995/11/13 · openalex publication_date 1995/11/13 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Summary - By using the data from the ESO Nearby Abell Cluster Survey (ENACS), we have studied the properties of emission-line galaxies (ELG) in clusters. The fraction of ELG in clusters is 16~%; this fraction is slightly dependent on the cluster velocity dispersion, being larger for ``colder'' systems. ELG tend to occur more frequently than other cluster galaxies in substructures. However, only a minor cluster fraction has an ELG population with a mean velocity significantly different from that of the overall cluster population. The velocity distribution of cluster ELG is broader than that of the other cluster galaxies, which translates in a larger observed velocity dispersion. The velocity distribution for ELG in the inner cluster regions suggests that ELG are on mostly radial orbits.