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EAS Publications Series
Volume 48, 2011
CRAL-2010 A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies
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Page(s) | 261 - 263 | |
Section | Globular Clusters, UCDs, cEs | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1148060 | |
Published online | 11 July 2011 |
M. Koleva, Ph. Prugniel and I. Vauglin (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 48 (2011) 261–263
Formation Efficiencies of Old Globular Clusters – form Dwarf to Giant Galaxies
1 Argelander Institut für Astronomie de Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53225 Bonn, Germany
2 Herzberg Institute for Astrophysics, National Research Council, 5071 West Saanich Road, Victoria, BC V9E 2E7, Canada
3 Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
4 European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
e-mail: iskren@astro.uni-bonn.de
For the full galaxy mass range, we find that previously observed trends of globular cluster (GC) system scaling parameters (number, luminosity or mass of all GCs in a galaxy normalized to the host galaxy luminosity or mass, e.g. SL) as a function of galaxy mass, holds irrespective of galaxy type or environment. The SL value of early-type galaxies is, on average, twice that of late-types. We derive theoretical predictions which describe remarkably well the observed GC system scaling parameter distributions given an assumed GC formation efficiency (η), i.e. the ratio of total mass in GCs to galaxy halo mass. It has a mean value of η ≃ 5.5 × 10−5, and increasing scatter toward low galaxy mass. The excess η-values of some massive galaxies compared to expectations from the mean model prediction, may be attributed to an efficient GC formation, inefficient production of field stars, accretion of low-mass high-η galaxies or likely a mixture of all these effects.
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