A spectroscopic census of the Fornax cluster and beyond: preparing for next generation surveys

Maddox, Natasha; Serra, Paolo; Venhola, Aku; Peletier, Reynier; Loubser, Ilani und Iodice, Enrichetta (2019): A spectroscopic census of the Fornax cluster and beyond: preparing for next generation surveys. In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Bd. 490, Nr. 2: S. 1666-1677

Abstract

The Fornax cluster is the nearest large cluster in the southern sky, and is currently experiencing active assembly of mass. It is thus the target of a number of ongoing observing campaigns at optical, near-infrared, and radio wavelengths, using state-of-the-art facilities in the Southern hemisphere. Spectroscopic redshifts are essential not only for determining cluster membership, but also kinematics within the cluster and identifying substructures. We present a compilation of all available major spectroscopic campaigns undertaken within the Fornax region, including new and previously unpublished spectroscopy. This provides not only a comprehensive census of Fornax cluster membership as a resource for the many ongoing studies of this dynamic system, but also probes the large-scale structure in the background volume.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Physik
• Themengebiete: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik
• ISSN: 0035-8711
• Sprache: Englisch