Dean E. Mclaughlin

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128 III : ACS surface brightness profiles and model fits (2008)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface brightness profiles, based on Hubble Space Telescope/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities L = 104-3 × 106 Lo...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128 III : ACS surface brightness profiles and model fits (2008)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface brightness profiles, based on Hubble Space Telescope/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities L = 104-3 × 106 Lo...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128 III : ACS surface brightness profiles and model fits (2008)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface brightness profiles, based on Hubble Space Telescope/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities L = 104-3 × 106 Lo...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128 III: ACS surface brightness profiles and model fits (2008)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface brightness profiles, based on Hubble Space Telescope/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities L = 104-3 × 106 Lo in...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128 III: ACS surface brightness profiles and model fits (2008)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface brightness profiles, based on Hubble Space Telescope/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities L = 104-3 × 106 Lo in...

The Efficiency Of Globular Cluster Formation (2007)

Dean E. Mclaughlin

The specic frequencies of globular cluster systems, are discussed in S N PN tot /L V,gal PM gcs /M stars , terms of their connection to the efficiency of globular cluster formation in galaxy halos,...

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William E. Harris, Stephen T. Holland, Dean E. Mclaughlin

We present new imaging measurements of 27 individual globular clusters in the halo of the nearby elliptical galaxy NGC 5128, obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope STIS and WFPC2 cameras. We use...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128. III. ACS surface-brightness profiles and model fits (2007)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Barmby, Pauline, Harris, William E., Forbes, Duncan A., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We present internal surface-brightness profiles, based on HST/ACS imaging in the F606W bandpass, for 131 globular cluster (GC) candidates with luminosities 10^4 - 3 x 10^6 solar, in the giant...

Low-Mass X-ray Binaries and Globular Clusters in Centaurus A (2007)

Jordan, Andres, Sivakoff, Gregory R., McLaughlin, Dean E., Blakeslee, John P., Evans, Daniel A., Kraft, Ralph P., ...

We present results of Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of globular clusters (GCs) and low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the central regions of Centaurus A. Out of...

Density Dependence of the Mass Function of Globular Star Clusters in the Sombrero Galaxy and its Dynamical Implications (2007)

Chandar, Rupali, Fall, S. Michael, McLaughlin, Dean E.

We have constructed the mass function of globular star clusters in the Sombrero galaxy in bins of different internal half-mass density rho_h and projected galactocentric distance R. This is based on...

Shaping the Globular Cluster Mass Function by Stellar-Dynamical Evaporation (2007)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Fall, S. Michael

We show that the globular cluster mass function (GCMF) in the Milky Way depends on cluster half-mass density (rho_h) in the sense that the turnover mass M_TO increases with rho_h while the width of...

The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. XII. The Luminosity Function of Globular Clusters in Early Type Galaxies (2007)

Jordan, Andres, McLaughlin, Dean E., Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Peng, Eric W., Mei, Simona, ...

We analyze the luminosity function of the globular clusters (GCs) belonging to the early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. We have obtained estimates for a Gaussian...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the fundamental plane (2007)

Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

The structures of globular clusters (GCs) reflect their dynamical states and past histories. High-resolution imaging allows the exploration of morphologies of clusters in other galaxies. Surface...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the Fundamental Plane (2007)

Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

The structures of globular clusters (GCs) reflect their dynamical states and past histories. High-resolution imaging allows the exploration of morphologies of clusters in other galaxies. Surface...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the fundamental plane (2007)

Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

The structures of globular clusters (GCs) reflect their dynamical states and past histories. High-resolution imaging allows the exploration of morphologies of clusters in other galaxies. Surface...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the fundamental plane (2007)

Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

The structures of globular clusters (GCs) reflect their dynamical states and past histories. High-resolution imaging allows the exploration of morphologies of clusters in other galaxies. Surface...

� 2007. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. LOW-MASS X-RAY BINARIES AND GLOBULAR CLUSTERS IN CENTAURUS A 1 (2007)

Andrés Jordán, Gregory R. Sivakoff, Dean E. Mclaughlin, John P. Blakeslee, Daniel A. Evans, Ralph P. Kraft, ...

We present results of Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory observations of globular clusters (GCs) and low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the central regions of Centaurus A. Out of...

Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the Fundamental Plane (2007)

Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Forbes, Duncan A.

The structures of globular clusters (GCs) reflect their dynamical states and past histories. High-resolution imaging allows the exploration of morphologies of clusters in other galaxies. Surface...

The M-sigma relation for nucleated galaxies (2006)

McLaughlin, Dean E., King, Andrew R., Nayakshin, Sergei

The definitive version of this paper is available at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJL/v650n1/20872/20872.html

Trends in the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)

Jordan, Andres, McLaughlin, Dean E., Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Peng, Eric W., Blakeslee, John P., ...

We present results from a study of the globular cluster luminosity function (GCLF) in a sample of 89 early-type galaxies observed as part of the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. Using a Gaussian...

The M-sigma Relation for Nucleated Galaxies (2006)

McLaughlin, Dean E., King, Andrew R., Nayakshin, Sergei

Momentum feedback from super-Eddington accretion offers a simple explanation for the observed M-sigma and M-M_{spheroid} relations between supermassive black holes (SMBH) and the spheroids of their...

Structural Parameters for Globular Clusters in NGC 5128. II: HST/ACS Imaging and New Clusters (2006)

Harris, William E., Harris, Gretchen L. H., Barmby, Pauline, McLaughlin, Dean E., Forbes, Duncan

We report the first results from an imaging program with the ACS camera on HST designed to measure the structural characteristics of a wide range of globular clusters in NGC 5128, the nearest giant...

Resolved Massive Star Clusters in the Milky Way and its Satellites: Brightness Profiles and a Catalogue of Fundamental Parameters (2006)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Van Der Marel, Roeland P.

[Abridged]: We present a database of structural and dynamical properties for 153 spatially resolved star clusters (50 "young massive clusters" and 103 old globulars) in the Milky Way, the Large and...

The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey X. Half-light Radii of Globular Clusters in Early-Type Galaxies: Environmental Dependencies and a Standard Ruler for Distance Estimation (2005)

Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, McLaughlin, Dean E., Mei, Simona, ...

We have measured half-light radii, r_h, for globular clusters (GCs) belonging to the 100 early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey and the elliptical galaxy NGC 4697. An analysis...

The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VII. Resolving the Connection Between Globular Clusters and Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies (2005)

Hasegan, Monica, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Djorgovski, S. G., McLaughlin, Dean E., Blakeslee, John P., ...

We investigate the connection between globular clusters and ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) by examining the properties of several compact objects associated with M87, all of which were...

A Hubble Space Telescope census of nuclear star clusters in late-type spiral galaxies. II. Cluster sizes and structural parameter correlations (2004)

Böker, Torsten, Sarzi, Marc, McLaughlin, Dean E., Van Der Marel, Roeland P., Rix, Hans-Walter, Ho, Luis C., ...

We investigate the structural properties of nuclear star clusters in late-type spiral galaxies. More specifically, we fit analytical models to Hubble Space Telescope images of 39 nuclear clusters in...

Dynamics of the Globular Cluster System Associated with M49 (NGC4472): Cluster Orbital Properties and the Distribution of Dark Matter (2003)

Cote, Patrick, McLaughlin, Dean E., Cohen, Judith G., Blakeslee, John P.

We have measured radial velocities for 196 globular clusters (GCs) around M49, the brightest member of the Virgo Cluster. Combined with published data, they bring the total number of GCs with...

Fitting Dynamical Models to Observations of Globular Clusters (2003)

McLaughlin, Dean E.

The basic ingredients of models for the internal dynamics of globular clusters are reviewed, with an emphasis on the description of equilibrium configurations. The development of progressive...

The Globular Cluster Luminosity Function (2003)

McLaughlin, Dean E.

The main aspects of the globular cluster luminosity function needing to be explained by a general theory of cluster formation are reviewed, and the importance of simultaneously understanding globular...

Velocity Dispersion in the Halo of omega Centauri: No need for MOND given the present data (2003)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Meylan, Georges

Scarpa et al. (2003) have used their new measurements of the line-of-sight velocity dispersion at radii R ~ 30-45 pc in omega Centauri to argue for modifications to Newtonian dynamics (MOND) at low...

Dynamics of the Globular Cluster System Associated with M87 (NGC 4486). I. New CFHT MOS Spectroscopy and the Composite Database (2001)

Hanes, David A., Cote, Patrick, Bridges, Terry J., McLaughlin, Dean E., Geisler, Doug, Harris, Gretchen L. H., ...

We present a comprehensive database of kinematic, photometric and positional information for 352 objects in the field of M87 (NGC 4486), the central giant elliptical galaxy in the Virgo cluster; the...

Dynamics of the Globular Cluster System Associated with M87 (NGC 4486). II. Analysis (2001)

Cote, Patrick, McLaughlin, Dean E., Hanes, David A., Bridges, Terry J., Geisler, Doug, Merritt, David, ...

We present a dynamical analysis of the globular cluster system associated with M87 (= NGC 4486), the cD galaxy near the dynamical center of the Virgo cluster. The analysis utilizes a new...

Binding Energy and the Fundamental Plane of Globular Clusters (2000)

McLaughlin, Dean E.

A physical description of the fundamental plane of Galactic globular clusters is developed which explains all empirical trends and correlations in a large number of cluster observables and provides a...

The Formation History of Globular Clusters (2000)

McLaughlin, Dean E.

The properties of old globular cluster systems in galaxy halos are used to infer quantitative constraints on aspects of generic star (cluster) formation. First, the spatial distribution of globulars...

Constraints on Cluster Formation from Old Globular CLuster Systems (2000)

McLaughlin, Dean E.

The properties of old globular cluster systems (GCSs) in galaxy halos offer unique insight into the physical processes that conspire to form any generic star cluster, at any epoch. Presented here is...

The Efficiency of Globular Cluster Formation (1999)

McLaughlin, Dean E.

(Abridged): The total populations of globular cluster systems (GCSs) are discussed in terms of their connection to the efficiency of globular cluster formation---the mass fraction of star-forming gas...

Evidence In Virgo For The Universal Dark Matter Halo (1999)

Dean E. Mclaughlin

A model is constructed for the mass and dynamics of M87 and the Virgo Cluster. Existing surface photometry of the galaxy, mass estimates from X-ray observations of the hot intracluster gas, and the...

Evidence in Virgo for the Universal Dark Matter Halo (1998)

McLaughlin, Dean E.

A model is constructed for the mass and dynamics of M87 and the Virgo Cluster. Existing surface photometry of the galaxy, mass estimates from X-ray observations of the hot intracluster gas, and the...

M87, Globular Clusters, And Galactic Winds: Issues In Giant . . . (1998)

William E. Harris, Dean E. Mclaughlin

We have used the high-resolution camera at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope to obtain VRIpho- tometry of the globular clusters in the innermost 140A of the M87 halo. The results are used to discuss...

Discovery of a Probable CH Star in the Globular Cluster M14 and Implications for the Evolution of Binaries in Clusters (1997)

Cote, Patrick, Hanes, David A., McLaughlin, Dean. E., Bridges, T. J., Hesser, James E., Harris, Gretchen L. H.

We report the discovery of a probable CH star in the core of the Galactic globular cluster M14, identified from an integrated-light spectrum of the cluster obtained with the MOS spectrograph on the...

Star formation in molecular clouds and globular clusters (1997)

McLaughlin, Dean E

Giant molecular clouds (GMCs) and cores, which are the sites of star formation in the Galaxy today, are supported against their own gravity and an external pressure by a combination of thermal and...

Gravitational Collapse and Star Formation in Logotropic and Non-Isothermal Spheres (1996)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Pudritz, Ralph E.

We present semi-analytical similarity solutions for the inside-out, expansion-wave collapse of initially virialized gas clouds with non-isothermal equations of state. Results are given for the family...

A Model for the Internal Structure of Molecular Cloud Cores (1996)

McLaughlin, Dean E., Pudritz, Ralph E.

We generalize the classic Bonnor-Ebert stability analysis of pressure-truncated, self-gravitating gas spheres, to include clouds with arbitrary equations of state. A virial-theorem analysis is also...