Two Ultra-faint Milky Way Stellar Systems Discovered in Early Data from the DECam Local Volume Exploration Survey

Denis Erkal; A.K Hughes; D.J James; Noelia Noel; S. Mau; W. Cerny; A.B Pace; Y. Choi; A. Drlica-Wagner; L. Santana-Silver; A.H Riley; S. Stringfellow; M. Adamow; J.L Carlin; R.A Gruendal; D. Hernandez-Lang; B. Mutlu-Pakdil; N. Kuropatkin; D.L Nidever; C.E Martinez-Vasquez; T.S Li; K.A.G Olsen; E.H Neilsen; E. Morganson; D.J Sand; E.J Tollerud; D.L Tucker; B. Yanny; A. Zenteno; S. Allam; W.A Barkhouse; K. Bechtol; E.F Bell; P. Balaji; D. Crnojevic; J. Esteves; P.S Ferguson; C. Gallart; P. Jethwa; L.C Johnson; K. Kuehn; S. Majewski; Y-Y. Mao; P. Massana; M. McNanna; A. Monachesi; E.O Nadler; A. Palmese; F. Paz-Chinchon; A. Pieres; J. Sanchez; N. Shipp; J.D Simon; M. Soares-Santos; K. Tavangar; R.P van der Marel; A.K Vivas; A.R Walker; R.H Wechsler

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Two Ultra-faint Milky Way Stellar Systems Discovered in Early Data from the DECam Local Volume Exploration Survey

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Two Ultra-faint Milky Way Stellar Systems Discovered in Early Data from the DECam Local Volume Exploration Survey

Denis Erkal, A.K Hughes, D.J James, Noelia Noel, S. Mau, W. Cerny, A.B Pace, Y. Choi, A. Drlica-Wagner, L. Santana-Silver, …

Astrophysical Journal, Vol.890(2), p.136

20/02/2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab6c67

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dwarf; star clusters: general; Local Group

We report the discovery of two ultra-faint stellar systems found in early data from the DECam Local Volume Exploration survey (DELVE). The rst system, Centaurus I (DELVE J1238

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Title: Two Ultra-faint Milky Way Stellar Systems Discovered in Early Data from the DECam Local Volume Exploration Survey
Creators: Denis Erkal - University of Surrey, School of Maths and Physics
A.K Hughes
D.J James
Noelia Noel - University of Surrey, School of Maths and Physics
S. Mau
W. Cerny
A.B Pace
Y. Choi
A. Drlica-Wagner
L. Santana-Silver
A.H Riley
S. Stringfellow
M. Adamow
J.L Carlin
R.A Gruendal
D. Hernandez-Lang
B. Mutlu-Pakdil
N. Kuropatkin
D.L Nidever
C.E Martinez-Vasquez
T.S Li
K.A.G Olsen
E.H Neilsen
E. Morganson
D.J Sand
E.J Tollerud
D.L Tucker
B. Yanny
A. Zenteno
S. Allam
W.A Barkhouse
K. Bechtol
E.F Bell
P. Balaji
D. Crnojevic
J. Esteves
P.S Ferguson
C. Gallart
P. Jethwa
L.C Johnson
K. Kuehn
S. Majewski
Y-Y. Mao
P. Massana - University of Surrey, School of Maths and Physics
M. McNanna
A. Monachesi
E.O Nadler
A. Palmese
F. Paz-Chinchon
A. Pieres
J. Sanchez
N. Shipp
J.D Simon
M. Soares-Santos
K. Tavangar
R.P van der Marel
A.K Vivas
A.R Walker
R.H Wechsler
Publication Details: Astrophysical Journal, Vol.890(2), p.136
Publisher: American Astronomical Society
Number of pages: 12
Publication Date: 20/02/2020
Date accepted for publication: 14/01/2020
Grant note: DE-AC02-07CH11359 / Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Identifiers: 99516987102346; WOS:000629751100045
Academic Unit: School of Maths and Physics
Resource Type: Journal article

Two Ultra-faint Milky Way Stellar Systems Discovered in Early Data from the DECam Local Volume Exploration Survey

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