In Pursuit of the Least Luminous Galaxies
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-11-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The dwarf galaxy companions to the Milky Way are unique cosmological laboratories.
With luminosities as low as 10−7LMW, they inhabit the lowest mass dark matter halos known to host stars and are presently the most direct tracers of the distribution, mass spectrum, and clustering scale of dark matter.
Their resolved stellar populations also facilitate detailed studies of their history and mass content.
To fully exploit this potential requires a well-defined census of virtually invisible galaxies to the faintest possible limits and to the largest possible distances.
I review the past and present impacts of survey astronomy on the census of Milky Way dwarf galaxy companions and discuss the future of finding ultra-faint dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way and beyond in wide-field survey data.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Willman, Beth. 2009. In Pursuit of the Least Luminous Galaxies. Advances in Astronomy،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Willman, Beth. In Pursuit of the Least Luminous Galaxies. Advances in Astronomy No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Willman, Beth. In Pursuit of the Least Luminous Galaxies. Advances in Astronomy. 2009. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-11.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460374