Space telescope observations of globular clustersSix proposed Space Telescope programs involving globular clusters are described. The projects appropriate for galactic clusters are: the detection of white dwarfs, the study of the faint end of the Population II luminosity function, the measurement of mass segregation, and the search for a cusp in the density distribution caused by core collapse or by a massive black hole. The two programs that involve extragalactic globular clusters are: the determination of the luminosity function of clusters around different galaxies and the measurement of tidal radii of clusters surrounding elliptical galaxies.
Document ID
19860053470
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Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bahcall, J. N. (Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ, United States)