Published June 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS AND AGE ESTIMATES OF 39 GLOBULAR CLUSTERS IN M31

  • 1. National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012 (China)

Description

This paper supplements Jiang et al., who studied 172 M31 globular clusters (GCs) and GC candidates from Battistini et al. on the basis of integrated photometric measurements in the Beijing-Arizona-Taiwan-Connecticut (BATC) photometric system. Here, we present multicolor photometric CCD data (in the BATC system) for the remaining 39 M31 GCs and candidates. In addition, the ages of 35 GCs are constrained by comparing our accurate photometry with updated theoretical stellar synthesis models. We use photometric measurements from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer in the far- and near-ultraviolet and Two Micron All Sky Survey infrared JHKs data, in combination with optical photometry. Except for two clusters, the ages of the other sample GCs are all older than 1 Gyr. Their age distribution shows that most sample clusters are younger than 6 Gyr, with a peak at ∼3 Gyr, although the 'usual' complement of well-known old GCs (i.e., GCs of similar age as the majority of the Galactic GCs) is present as well.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/137/6/4884

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)
Journal Volume
137
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 4884-4896
ISSN
1538-3881

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41006333
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES; ENERGY SPECTRA; GALACTIC EVOLUTION; GALAXIES; PHOTOMETRY; STAR CLUSTERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVOLUTION; RADIATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SPECTRA