A new method to detect globular clusters with the S-PLUS survey

ABSTRACT In this paper, we describe a new method to select globular cluster (GC) candidates, including galaxy subtraction with unsharp masking, template fitting techniques, and the inclusion of Gaia’s proper motions. We report the use of the 12-band photometric system used by S-PLUS to determine rad...

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Veröffentlicht in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2022-02, Vol.510 (1), p.1383-1392
Hauptverfasser: Buzzo, Maria Luisa, Cortesi, Arianna, Forbes, Duncan A, Brodie, Jean P, Couch, Warrick J, Eduardo Barbosa, Carlos, de Brito Silva, Danielle, Coelho, Paula, Chies-Santos, Ana L, Escudero, Carlos, Sesto, Leandro, Menéndez-Delmestre, Karín, Gonçalves, Thiago S, Bom, Clécio R, Alvarez-Candal, Alvaro, Smith Castelli, Analía V, Schoenell, William, Kanaan, Antonio, Ribeiro, Tiago, Mendes de Oliveira, Claudia
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT In this paper, we describe a new method to select globular cluster (GC) candidates, including galaxy subtraction with unsharp masking, template fitting techniques, and the inclusion of Gaia’s proper motions. We report the use of the 12-band photometric system used by S-PLUS to determine radial velocities and stellar populations of GCs around nearby galaxies. Specifically, we assess the effectiveness of identifying GCs around nearby and massive galaxies (D < 20 Mpc and σ > 200 km s-1) in a multiband survey such as S-PLUS by using spectroscopically confirmed GCs and literature GC candidate lists around the bright central galaxy in the Fornax cluster, NGC 1399 (D = 19 Mpc), and the isolated lenticular galaxy NGC 3115 (D = 9.4 Mpc). Despite the shallow survey depth, which limits this work to r < 21.3 mag, we measure reliable photometry and perform robust SED fitting for a sample of 115 GCs around NGC 1399 and 42 GCs around NGC 3115, recovering radial velocities, ages, and metallicities for the GC populations.
ISSN:0035-8711
1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stab3489