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Candidates for intracluster planetary nebulae in the virgo cluster based on the suprime-cam narrow-band imaging in [O III] and Hα

  • Sadanori Okamura*
  • , Naoki Yasuda
  • , Magda Arnaboldi
  • , Kenneth C. Freeman
  • , Hiroyasu Ando
  • , Mamoru Doi
  • , Hisanori Furusawa
  • , Ortwin Gerhard
  • , Masaru Hamabe
  • , Masahiko Kimura
  • , Toshitaka Kajino
  • , Yutaka Komiyama
  • , Satoshi Miyazaki
  • , Fumiaki Nakata
  • , Nicola R. Napolitano
  • , Masami Ouchi
  • , Maurilio Pannella
  • , Maki Sekiguchi
  • , Kazuhiro Shimasaku
  • , Masafumi Yagi
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • The University of Tokyo
  • National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
  • Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
  • Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino
  • University of Basel
  • Japan Women's University
  • Kyoto University

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Abstract

We have identified 38 candidates of intracluster planetary nebulae (ICPNe) in a 34′ 27′ field in the core of the Virgo cluster based on Suprime-Cam imaging through two narrow-band filters centered at redshifted wavelengths of the [O III] λ = 5007 Å and the Hα λ = 6563 Å lines. Broad-band images in the V and R bands are used to check for any emissions in the adjacent continuum. We describe the method briefly and present a list of the intracluster planetary nebula candidates, together with their finding charts. The ICPN candidates show a highly inhomogeneous distribution, which may suggest an association with the M 86-M 84 subcluster. The fraction of diffuse intracluster light with respect to the total light in galaxies is estimated to be about 10%, leading to an estimate of about 20% for the baryon fraction. A spectroscopic follow up and a wider survey are critical to reveal the nature of the intracluster stellar population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)883-889
Number of pages7
JournalPublications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
Volume54
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cosmology: dark matter, baryon fraction
  • Galaxies: clusters: individual (Virgo)
  • ISM: planetary nebulae: general

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