Dwarf galaxies: evidence of differential tidal effects in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Andres E Piatti, Dougal Mackey

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    Abstract

    We built the most extended stellar density and/or surface brightness radial profiles for 13 old Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) globular clusters (GCs). The studied GCs located farther than similar to 5 kpc from the LMC center would not seem to present any hint of extended stellar structures, while those closer than similar to 5 kpc do show extended structures. Such an excess of stars tightly depends on the position of the GCs, so that the closer the GC to the LMC center, the larger the excess of stars. Furthermore, the GC radii also show a remarkable trend with the position of the GC in the LMC disc. These outcomes can be fully interpreted in the light of the known GC radial velocity disc-like kinematics, from which GCs have been somehow mostly experiencing the influence of the LMC gravitational field at their respective mean distances from the LMC center.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings IAU Symposium No. 344, 2019
    EditorsKristen McQuinn, Sabrina Stierwalt
    Place of PublicationCambridge
    PublisherCambridge University Press
    Pages114-117
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    EventInternational Astronomical Union Symposium S344 2018 - Vienna, Austria
    Duration: 1 Jan 2018 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Astronomical Union Symposium S344 2018
    Country/TerritoryAustria
    Period1/01/18 → …
    Other20-24 August

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