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Spectroscopy of galaxies in distant clusters. IV - A catalog of photometry and spectroscopy for galaxies in seven clusters with z in the range of 0.35 to 0.55Photometry and spectroscopy for seven deep fields containing distant clusters of galaxies with z in the range of 0.35 to 0.55 are presented. Positions and photometric parameters, including r-magnitudes g - r and r - i colors, surface brightnesses, and photometric profile types are given for about 2000 galaxies. Low-resolution spectroscopy is obtained from which redshifts are determined for 289 objects, of which 190 are cluster members. These are classified according to dominant spectral features, and examples are plotted in each cluster. Color-magnitude and color-color diagrams are formed which show trends in the cluster populations, and maps are made of the cluster field using the color-color relations to increase the contrast of cluster over field. Galaxies with spectra typical of old stellar populations cluster most strongly, with active galaxies, those with recent or ongoing star formation, or an active nucleus, distributed more diffusely. The g - r color is well correlated with active star formation as judged from spectral features.
Document ID
19920038077
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Dressler, Alan
(Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Pasadena, CA, United States)
Gunn, James E.
(Princeton University NJ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Volume: 78
ISSN: 0067-0049
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
92A20701
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-84-14736
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2118
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-86-18257
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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