Peng, Eric W., Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Mieske, Steffen, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Metal-poor globular clusters (GCs) are our local link to the earliest epochs of star formation and galaxy building. Studies of extragalactic GC systems using deep, high-quality imaging have revealed...
Blakeslee, John P., Jordan, Andres, Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Infante, Leopoldo, ...
We present g-z color and z-band surface brightness fluctuations (SBF) measurements for 43 early-type galaxies in the Fornax cluster imaged with HST/ACS. These are combined with measurements for Virgo...
Watson, Linda C., Martini, Paul, Dasyra, Kalliopi M., Bentz, Misty C., Ferrarese, Laura, Peterson, Bradley M., ...
We present the first use of the Gemini North laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system and an integral field unit (IFU) to measure the stellar velocity dispersion of the host of a luminous...
Finding Local Low-mass Supermassive Black Holes (2008)
Mathur, Smita, Ghosh, Himel, Ferrarese, Laura, Fiore, Fabrizio
The low-mass end of the supermassive black hole mass function is unknown and difficult to determine. Here we discuss our successful program to find active nuclei of late type "normal" galaxies using...
Detecting Low-Mass Supermassive Black Holes (2008)
Ghosh, Himel, Mathur, Smita, Fiore, Fabrizio, Ferrarese, Laura
We demonstrate the feasibility of uncovering supermassive black holes in late-type, quiescent spiral galaxies by detecting signs of very low-level nuclear activity. We use a combination of x-ray...
Watson, Linda C., Martini, Paul, Dasyra, Kalliopi M., Bentz, Misty C., Ferrarese, Laura, Peterson, Bradley M., ...
We present the first use of the Gemini North laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system and an integral field unit (IFU) to measure the stellar velocity dispersion of the host of a luminous...
The Nature of UCDs: Internal Dynamics from an Expanded Sample and Homogeneous Database (2008)
Mieske, Steffen, Hilker, Michael, Jordan, Andres, Infante, Leopoldo, Kissler-Patig, Markus, Rejkuba, Marina, ...
We have obtained high-resolution spectra of 23 ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) in the Fornax cluster with -10.4>M_V>-13.5 mag (10^6
Peng, Eric W., Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Takamiya, Marianne, West, Michael J., Blakeslee, John P., ...
The fraction of stellar mass contained in globular clusters (GCs), also measured by number as the specific frequency, is a fundamental quantity that reflects both a galaxy's early star formation and...
Low-Level Nuclear Activity in Nearby Spiral Galaxies (2008)
Ghosh, Himel, Mathur, Smita, Fiore, Fabrizio, Ferrarese, Laura
We are conducting a search for supermassive black holes (SMBHs) with masses below 10^7 M_sun by looking for signs of extremely low-level nuclear activity in nearby galaxies that are not known to be...
DOPING: a New Non-parametric Deprojection Scheme (2008)
Chakrabarty, Dalia, Ferrarese, Laura
We present a new non-parametric deprojection algorithm DOPING (Deprojection of Observed Photometry using and INverse Gambit), that is designed to extract the three dimensional luminosity density...
Watson, Linda C., Martini, Paul, Dasyra, Kalliopi M., Bentz, Misty C., Ferrarese, Laura, Peterson, Bradley M., ...
Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Chen, Chin, Infante, Leopoldo, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:0711.1358 v1 Nov 8 2007
DISTANCE TO THE FORNAX CLUSTER USING THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE: IMPLICATIONS FOR COSMOLOGY (2007)
Wendy L. Freedman, N. Silbermann, Paul Ha Rding, Jeremy R. Mould, ...
ABSTRACT Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), we have discovered Cepheid variables in the Fornax cluster spiral galaxy, NGC 1365. V and I period-luminosity relations for 37 Cepheids with periods...
Anne Turner, Laura Ferrarese, Peter Il. Stetson, John A. Grahan, Ilarry Maclore, N. A. Silbernlann, ...
Received! accepted.—
Shaun M. Hughes, Barry F. Madore (2007)
And Jeremy California, Shaun M. Hughes, Barry F. Madore, Jeremy R. Mould, Laura Ferrarese, C. Ford, ...
The Distance Scale (HO) Key Project for Space Telescope ( aims employ the period-luminosity relation to measure galaxy distances out as far as the Virgo cluster. The vital steps in this program are...
Onken, Christopher, Valluri, Monica, Peterson, Bradley, Pogge, Richard, Bentz, Misty, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in arXiv:0708.1196 v1 Aug 9, 2007
Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Chen, Chin-Wei, Infante, Leopoldo, ...
We analyse HST surface brightness profiles for 143 early-type galaxies in the Virgo and Fornax Clusters. Sersic models provide accurate descriptions of the global profiles with a notable exception:...
Infrared Emission from the Nearby Cool Core Cluster Abell 2597 (2007)
Donahue, Megan, Jordan, Andres, Baum, Stefi A., Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Goudfrooij, Paul, ...
We observed the brightest central galaxy (BCG) in the nearby (z=0.0821) cool core galaxy cluster Abell 2597 with the IRAC and MIPS instruments on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The BCG was...
Onken, Christopher A., Valluri, Monica, Peterson, Bradley M., Pogge, Richard W., Bentz, Misty C., Ferrarese, Laura, ...
We present a stellar dynamical estimate of the black hole (BH) mass in the Seyfert 1 galaxy, NGC 4151. We analyze ground-based spectroscopy as well as imaging data from the ground and space, and we...
Jordan, Andres, McLaughlin, Dean, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Peng, Eric, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0702496 v1 Feb 19 2007
The ACS Fornax Cluster Survey. I. Introduction to the survey and data reduction procedures (2007)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Infante, Leopoldo, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0702320 v1 Feb 13 2007
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Cote, Patrick, Tonry, John, West, Michael, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey consists of HST ACS imaging for 100 early-type galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, observed in the F475W and F850LP filters. We derive distances for 84 of these galaxies using...
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...
The ACS Fornax Cluster Survey. I. Introduction to the Survey and Data Reduction Procedures (2007)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Infante, Leopoldo, Mei, Simona, ...
The Fornax Cluster is a conspicuous cluster of galaxies in the southern hemisphere and the second largest collection of early-type galaxies within
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Cote, Patrick, Tonry, John, West, Michael, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0702510 v1 Feb 20 2007
Mieske, Steffen, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Kissler-Patig, Markus, Peng, Eric, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0609079 v1 Sep 4 2006
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John P., Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, West, Michael J.
Recent years have seen dramatic progress in the study of the core and nuclear properties of galaxies. The structure of the cores has been shown to vary methodically with global and nuclear...
Sivakoff, Gregory R., Jordán, Andrés, Sarazin, Craig L., Blakeslee, John P., E}, Patrick C{\^ O}t{\', Ferrarese, Laura, ...
(Abridged) Chandra and Hubble ACS observations of 11 early-type galaxies probe the low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) - globular cluster (GC) connection. We explore the optical properties of 270 GCs with...
Trends in the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Jordan, Andres, McLaughlin, Dean, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Peng, Eric, Blakeslee, John, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0609371 v1 Sep 13 2006
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 v_c-sigma_c relation in low mass and low surface brightness galaxies (2006)
Buyle, Pieter, Ferrarese, Laura, Gentile, Gianfranco, Dejonghe, Herwig, Baes, Maarten, Klein, Ulrich
We present an updated investigation of the relation between large scale disk circular velocity, v_c, and bulge velocity dispersion, sigma_c. New bulge velocity dispersions are measured for a sample...
Mieske, Steffen, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Kissler-Patig, Markus, Peng, Eric W., Ferrarese, Laura, ...
We examine the correlation between globular cluster (GC) color and magnitude using HST/ACS imaging for a sample of 79 early-type galaxies (-21.7
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VIII. the nuclei of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Cote, Patrick, Piatek, Slawomir, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Merritt, David, Peng, Eric, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0603252 v2 Mar 23 2006
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Bonta, Elena, Peng, Eric, Merritt, David, Jordan, Andres, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0603840 v3 Apr 24 2006
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VI. Isophotal Analysis and the Structure of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Blakeslee, John, Piatek, Slawomir, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0602297 v1 Feb 14 2006
The Discovery of Cepheids and a Distance to NGC 5128 (2006)
Ferrarese, Laura, Mould, Jeremy R., Stetson, Peter B., Tonry, John L., Blakeslee, John P., Ajhar, Edward A.
We discuss a new distance to NGC 5128 (Centaurus A) based on Cepheid variables observed with the Hubble Space Telescope. Twelve F555W (V) and six F814W (I) epochs of cosmic-ray-split Wide Field...
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Bonta, Elena Dalla, Peng, Eric W., Merritt, David, Jordan, Andres, ...
Imaging surveys with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have shown that roughly 50-80% of low- and intermediate-luminosity galaxies contain a compact stellar nucleus at their center, regardless of host...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VIII. The Nuclei of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Cote, Patrick, Piatek, Slawomir, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Merritt, David, Peng, Eric W., ...
(Abridged) The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey is an HST program to obtain high-resolution, g and z-band images for 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster, spanning a range of ~460 in blue luminosity....
Peng, Eric, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0509654 v1 22 Sep 2005
Peng, Eric, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Archived in: astro-ph/0509654 v1 22 Sep 2005
Peng, Eric, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0509654 v1 22 Sep 2005
Peng, Eric, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0509654 v1 Sep 22 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VI. Isophotal Analysis and the Structure of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric W., Blakeslee, John P., Piatek, Slawomir, ...
(Abridged) We present a detailed analysis of the morphology, isophotal parameters and surface brightness profiles for 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster, from dwarfs (M_B = -15.1 mag) to...
Gregory R. Sivakoff, Andrés Jordán, Craig L. Sarazin, John P. Blakeslee, Patrick Côté, Laura Ferrarese, ...
LMXBs form efficiently in GCs. By combining Chandra and HST ACS observations of 11 massive early-type galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, we use the most accurate identification of LMXBs and GCs to date...
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, McLaughlin, Dean, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv :astro-ph/0508219 v1 9 Aug 2005
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, McLaughlin, Dean, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0508219 v1 Aug 9 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey XI. The Nature of Diffuse Star Clusters in Early-Type Galaxies (2005)
Peng, Eric W., Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
We use HST/ACS imaging of 100 early-type galaxies in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey to investigate the nature of diffuse star clusters (DSCs). Compared to globular clusters (GCs), these star clusters...
Peng, Eric W., Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
We present the color distributions of globular cluster (GC) systems for 100 Virgo cluster early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. The color distributions of individual GC...
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...
Valluri, Monica, Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David, Joseph, Charles
Also archived In: arXiv: astro-ph/0502493 v2 12 Apr 2005
Valluri, Monica, Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David, Joseph, Charles
Also archived In: arXiv: astro-ph/0502493 v2 12 Apr 2005
Valluri, Monica, Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David, Joseph, Charles
Also archived In: arXiv: astro-ph/0502493 v2 12 Apr 2005
Hasegan, Monica, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Djorgovski, S, McLaughlin, Dean, Blakeslee, John, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0503566 v1 25 Mar 2005
Hasegan, Monica, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Djorgovski, S., McLaughlin, Dean, Blakeslee, John, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0503566 v1 25 Mar 2005
Hasegan, Monica, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Djorgovski, S, McLaughlin, Dean, Blakeslee, John, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0503566 v1 25 Mar 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey V: SBF Calibration for Giant and Dwarf Early-type Galaxies (2005)
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John P., Tonry, John L., Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric W., Cote, Patrick, ...
As part of the Advanced Camera for Survey (ACS) Virgo Cluster Survey, we have measured Surface Brightness Fluctuations (SBF) in a sample of 100 early-type Virgo galaxies. Distances derived from these...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey V: SBF calibration for giant and dwarf early-type galaxies (2005)
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Tonry, John, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0506314 v2 15 Jun 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey V: SBF calibration for giant and dwarf early-type galaxies (2005)
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Tonry, John, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, ...
Archived in arXiv:astro-ph/0506314 v2 15 Jun 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey V: SBF calibration for giant and dwarf early-type galaxies (2005)
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Tonry, John, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0506314 v2 15 Jun 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...
Valluri, Monica, Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David, Joseph, Charles L.
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images and spectra of the nucleated dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 205 are combined with 3-integral axisymmetric dynamical models to constrain the mass (M_BH) of a putative...
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Tonry, John, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0501325 v1 16 Jan 2005
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Tonry, John, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0501325 v1 16 Jan 2005
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John P., Tonry, John L., Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric W., Cote, Patrick, ...
The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) Virgo Cluster Survey is a large program to image 100 early-type Virgo galaxies using the F475W and F850LP bandpasses of the Wide Field Channel of the ACS...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey XI. The Nature of diffuse star clusters in early-type galaxies (2004)
Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey XI. The nature of diffuse star clusters in early-type galaxies (2004)
Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Archived in:arXiv:astro-ph/0511251 v1 9 Nov 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey XI. The Nature of diffuse star clusters in early-type galaxies (2004)
Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Archived in:arXiv:astro-ph/0511251 v1 9 Nov 2005
Onken, Christopher, Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David, Peterson, Bradley, Pogge, Richard, Vestergaard, Marianne, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0407297 v1 14 Jul 2004
Onken, Christopher, Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David, Peterson, Bradley, Pogge, Richard, Vestergaard, Marianne, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0407297 v1 14 Jul 2004
Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei: Past, Present and Future Research (2004)
Ferrarese, Laura, Ford, Holland
This review discusses the current status of supermassive black hole research, as seen from a purely observational standpoint. Since the early '90s, rapid technological advances, most notably the...
Limits on Hubble Constant from the Distance of M100 (2004)
Mould, Jeremy, Huchra, John P., Bresolin, Fabio, Ferrarese, Laura, Ford, Holland C., Freedman, Wendy L., ...
We examine the consequences of a 17 Mpc M100 distance, questioning its consistency with supernova and other distances.
Peterson, Bradley, Ferrarese, Laura, Gilbert, Karoline, Kaspi, Shai, Malkan, Matthew, Maoz, Dan, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0407299 v1 14 Jul 2004
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey II. Data reduction procedures (2004)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Peng, Eric, Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0406433 v1 18 Jun 2004
The ACS Virgo Cluster survey II. data reduction procedures (2004)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Peng, Eric, Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0406433 v1 18 Jun 2004
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey II. Data reduction procedures (2004)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Peng, Eric, Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0406433 v1 18 Jun 2004
The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale VI. The Cepheids in NGC925 (2004)
Silbermann, N. A., Harding, Paul, Madore, Barry F., Kennicutt, Robert C. Jr., Saha, Abhijit, Stetson, Peter, ...
We report the detection of Cepheid Variable stars in the barred spiral galaxy NGC925, using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2). Twelve V (F555W), four I...
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Blakeslee, John, Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0405188 v2 6 Jun 2004
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Blakeslee, John, Mei, Simona
Archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0405188 v2 6 Jun 2004
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Blakeslee, John, Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0405188 v2 6 Jun 2004
Onken, Christopher A., Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David, Peterson, Bradley M., Pogge, Richard W., Vestergaard, Marianne, ...
We calibrate reverberation-based black hole masses in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) by using the correlation between black hole mass, M, and bulge/spheroid stellar velocity dispersion, sigma. We use...
The ACS Virgo Cluster survey. I. Introduction to the survey (2004)
Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0404138 v1 6 Apr 2004
The ACS Virgo Cluster survey. I. Introduction to the survey (2004)
Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0404138 v1 6 Apr 2004
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey II. Data Reduction Procedures (2004)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Peng, Eric W., Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey is a large program to carry out multi-color imaging of 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster using the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space...
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Blakeslee, John P., Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
The ACIS instrument on board the Chandra X-ray Observatory has been used to carry out the first systematic study of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in M87. We identify 174 X-ray point-sources, of...
Observational evidence for a connection between SMBHs and dark matter haloes (2004)
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig, Buyle, Pieter, Ferrarese, Laura, Gentile, Gianfranco
We investigate the relation between circular velocity vc and bulge velocity dispersion sigma in spiral galaxies, based on literature data and new spectroscopic observations. We find a strong, nearly...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. I. Introduction to the Survey (2004)
Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
The Virgo Cluster is the dominant mass concentration in the Local Supercluster and the largest collection of elliptical and lenticular galaxies in the nearby universe. In this paper, we present an...
A Transition in the Accretion Properties of Radio-Loud Active Nuclei (2004)
Marchesini, Danilo, Celotti, Annalisa, Ferrarese, Laura
We present evidence for the presence of a transition in the accretion properties of radio-loud sources. For a sample of radio galaxies and radio-loud quasars, selected based on their extended radio...
The Effect of Metallicity on Cepheid-Based Distances (2004)
Sakai, Shoko, Ferrarese, Laura, Kennicutt, Rob, Saha, Abi
We have used the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope to obtain V and I images of seven nearby galaxies. For each, we have measured a distance using the tip of the...
X-ray and Optical Filaments in M87 (2004)
Sparks, William B., Donahue, Megan, Jordan, Andres, Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick
We compare a very deep X-ray image of M87, at the center of the Virgo Cluster, to high-quality optical images of the low excitation emission-line gas in the same region. There are striking...
Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Novae in M49 (2003)
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres
A search for novae in M49 (NGC 4472) has been undertaken with the Hubble Space Telescope. A 55-day observing campaign in F555W (19 epochs) and F814W (five epochs) has led to the discovery of nine...
Supermassive Black Hole Research in the Post-HST Era (2002)
Thanks to its unprecedented spatial resolution, the Hubble Space Telescope has ended a 20-year long stalemate by detecting the dynamical signature of nuclear supermassive black holes (SBHs) in a...
Supermassive Black Holes (2002)
Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David
After a brief historical introduction, we summarize current efforts and accomplishments in the study of supermassive black holes.
Supermassive black holes (2002)
Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0206222 v1 13 Jun 2002 AND Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series No. 347
Supermassive black holes (2002)
Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0206222 v1 13 Jun 2002 AND Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series No. 347
The possibility that the masses of supermassive black holes (SBHs) correlate with the total gravitational mass of their host galaxy, or the mass of the dark matter halo in which they presumably...
Black Hole Demographics (2002)
The purpose of this contribution is to review the current status of black hole demographics in light of recent advances in the study of high redshift QSOs (section 2), local AGNs (section 3) and...
No supermassive black hole in M33? (2001)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura, Joseph, Charles
Archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0107359 v2 20 Jul 2001
No supermassive black hole in M33? (2001)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura, Joseph, Charles
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0107359 v2 20 Jul 2001 AND Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series No. 322
No Supermassive Black Hole in M33? (2001)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura, Joseph, Charles L.
We analyze optical long-slit spectroscopy of the nucleus of M33 obtained from the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. Rather than the steep rise expected within...
Ferrarese, Laura, Pogge, Richard, Peterson, Bradley, Merritt, David, Wandel, Amri, Joseph, Charles
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0104380 v1 23 Apr 2001
Relationship of Black Holes to Bulges (2001)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura
Supermassive black holes appear to be uniquely associated with galactic bulges. The mean ratio of black hole mass to bulge mass was until recently very uncertain, with ground based, stellar...
Ferrarese, Laura, Pogge, Richard W., Peterson, Bradley M., Merritt, David, Wandel, Amri, Joseph, Charles L.
We report the first results of a program to measure accurate stellar velocity dispersions in the bulges of the host galaxies of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) for which accurate black hole (BH) masses...
The M•[BH] - σ[sigma] relation for supermassive black holes (2001)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0008310 v1 20 Aug 2000
The M•[BH] - σ[sigma] relation for supermassive black holes (2001)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0008310 v1 20 Aug 2000
Black Hole Demographics from the M• − Sigma Relation (2001)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0009076 v3 3 Mar 2001
Black hole demographics from the M•[BH] − σ[sigma] relation (2001)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0009076 v3 3 Mar 2001 AND Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series No. 282
Relationship of black holes to bulges (2001)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura
Proceedings of "The Central Kiloparsec of Starbursts and Active Galactic Nuclei: The La Palma Connection". Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. Held at the Hotel Hacienda San Jorge,...
Final results from the Hubble Space Telescope key project to measure the Hubble Constant (2001)
Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., Gibson, Brad K., Ferrarese, Laura, Kelson, Daniel D., Sakai, Shoko, ...
We present here the final results of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project to measure the Hubble constant. We summarize our method, the results, and the uncertainties, tabulate our revised...
Final results from the Hubble Space Telescope key project to measure the Hubble Constant (2001)
Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., Gibson, Brad K., Ferrarese, Laura, Kelson, Daniel D., Sakai, Shoko, ...
We present here the final results of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project to measure the Hubble constant. We summarize our method, the results, and the uncertainties, tabulate our revised...
Final results from the Hubble Space Telescope key project to measure the Hubble Constant (2001)
Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., Gibson, Brad K., Ferrarese, Laura, Kelson, Daniel D., Sakai, Shoko, ...
We present here the final results of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project to measure the Hubble constant. We summarize our method, the results, and the uncertainties, tabulate our revised...
Final results from the Hubble Space Telescope key project to measure the Hubble Constant (2001)
Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., Gibson, Brad K., Ferrarese, Laura, Kelson, Daniel D., Sakai, Shoko, ...
We present here the final results of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project to measure the Hubble constant. We summarize our method, the results, and the uncertainties, tabulate our revised...
Final results from the Hubble Space Telescope key project to measure the Hubble Constant (2001)
Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., Gibson, Brad K., Ferrarese, Laura, Kelson, Daniel D., Sakai, Shoko, ...
We present here the final results of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project to measure the Hubble constant. We summarize our method, the results, and the uncertainties, tabulate our revised...
A revised Cepheid distance to NGC 4258 and a test of the distance scale (2000)
Newman, Jeffrey A., Ferrarese, Laura, Stetson, Peter B., Maoz, Eyal, Zepf, Stephen E., Davis, Marc, ...
In a previous paper (Maoz et al. 1999), we reported a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Cepheid distance to the galaxy NGC 4258 obtained using the calibrations and methods then standard for the Key...
Black Hole Demographics from the M(BH)-sigma Relation (2000)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura
We analyze a sample of 32 galaxies for which a dynamical estimate of the mass of the hot stellar component, M_bulge, is available. For each of these galaxies, we calculate the mass of the central...
The M(BH)-Sigma Relation for Supermassive Black Holes (2000)
Merritt, David, Ferrarese, Laura
We investigate the differences in the M(BH)-sigma relation derived recently by Ferrarese & Merritt (2000) and Gebhardt et al. (2000). The shallower slope found by the latter authors (3.75 vs. 4.8) is...
A fundamental relation between supermassive black holes and their host galaxies (2000)
Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0006053 v2 9 Aug 2000 AND Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series No. 274
A Fundamental Relation Between Supermassive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies (2000)
Ferrarese, Laura, Merritt, David
The masses of supermassive black holes correlate almost perfectly with the velocity dispersions of their host bulges, M(BH) ~ sigma^alpha, where alpha =4.8 +/- 0.5$. The relation is much tighter than...
Ferrarese, Laura, Silbermann, N. A., Mould, Jeremy R., Stetson, Peter B., Saha, Abhijit, Freedman, Wendy L., ...
We explore the limits of photometric reductions of crowded stellar fields observed with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope. Two photometric procedures, based on...
Ferrarese, Laura, Ford, Holland C., Huchra, John, Kennicutt, Robert C., Mould, Jeremy R., ...
We present a compilation of Cepheid distance moduli and data for four secondary distance indicators that employ stars in the old stellar populations: the planetary nebula luminosity function (PNLF),...
Mould, Jeremy R, Huchra, John P, Freedman, Wendy L, Kennicutt Jr, Robert C, Ferrarese, Laura, Ford, Holland C, ...
Since the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope nine years ago, Cepheid distances to 25 galaxies have been determined for the purpose of calibrating secondary distance indicators. A variety of these...
Sakai, Shoko, Mould, Jeremy R., Hughes, Shaun M. G., Huchra, John P., Macri, Lucas M., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
This paper presents the calibration of BVRIH$ Tully-Fisher relations based on Cepheid distances to 21 galaxies within 25 Mpc, and 23 clusters within 10,000 km/s. These relations have been applied to...
Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D., Tonry, John L., Freedman, Wendy L., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
Using published photometry and spectroscopy, we construct the fundamental plane and D_n-Sigma relations in Leo I, Virgo and Fornax. The published Cepheid P-L relations to spirals in these clusters...
The Hubble Constant from the HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale (1999)
Ferrarese, Laura, Gibson, Brad, Kelson, Daniel, Sakai, Shoko, Mould, Jeremy, Freedman, Wendy, ...
The final efforts of the HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale are presented. Four distance indicators, the Surface Brightness Fluctuation method, the Fundamental Plane for early-type...
Ferrarese, Laura, Mould, Jeremy R., Kennicutt, Robert C., Huchra, John, Ford, Holland C., ...
A Cepheid-based calibration is derived for four distance indicators that utilize stars in the old stellar populations: the tip of the red giant branch (TRGB), the planetary nebula luminosity function...
Gibson, Brad K., Stetson, Peter B., Freedman, Wendy L., Mould, Jeremy R., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
Cepheid-based distances to seven Type Ia supernovae (SNe)-host galaxies have been derived using the standard HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale pipeline. For the first time, this...
A Cepheid distance to NGC 4258 (1999)
Maoz, Eyal, Newman, Jeffrey A., Ferrarese, Laura, Stetson, Peter B., Zepf, Stephen E., Davis, Marc, ...
Distances measured using Cepheid variable stars have been essential for establishing the cosmological distance scale and the value of the Hubble constant. These stars have remained the primary...
Prosser, Charles F., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bresolin, Fabio, Saha, Abhijit, Sakai, Shoko, ...
We report on the detection of Cepheids and the first distance measurement to the spiral galaxy NGC 1326-A, a member of the Fornax cluster of galaxies. We have employed data obtained with the Wide...
Sakai, Shoko, Ferrarese, Laura, Kennicutt, Robert C., Graham, John A., Silbermann, N. A., Mould, Jeremy R., ...
The distance to NGC 3319 has been determined from Cepheid variable stars as part of the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. Thirteen and four epochs of...
Madore, Barry F., Freedman, Wendy L., Silbermann, N., Harding, Paul, Huchra, John, Mould, Jeremy, ...
Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) 37 long-period Cepheid variables have been discovered in the Fornax Cluster spiral galaxy NGC 1365. The resulting V and I period-luminosity relations yield a...
Ferrarese, Laura, Ford, Holland
We discuss Hubble Space Telescope optical images and spectra of NGC 6251, a giant E2 galaxy and powerful radio source at a distance of 106 Mpc (for H_0 = 70 km/s/Mpc). The galaxy is known to host a...
Gibson, Brad K., Hughes, Shaun M. G., Stetson, Peter B., Freedman, Wendy L., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
The distance to NGC 4725 has been derived from Cepheid variables, as part of the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. Thirteen F555W (V) and four F814W (I) epochs...
Ferrarese, Laura, Bresolin, Fabio, Kennicutt, Robert C., Saha, Abhijit, Stetson, Peter B., ...
We report the detection of Cepheids and a new distance to the spiral galaxy NGC 2541, based on data obtained with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). A...
Han, Mingsheng, Hoessel, John, Freedman, Wendy L., Kennicutt, Robert C., Mould, Jeremy. R., ...
The distance to NGC 7331 has been derived from Cepheid variables observed with HST/WFPC2, as part of the Extragalactic Distance Scale Key Project. Multi-epoch exposures in F555W (V) and F814W (I),...
Rawson, Daya M., Macri, Lucas M., Mould, Jeremy R., Huchra, John P., Freedman, Wendy L., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
We report on the discovery of Cepheids in the field spiral galaxy NGC 3621, based on observations made with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). NGC 3621...
Daya Rawson, Lucas M. Macri, Jeremy R. Mould, John P. Huchra, Wendy L. Freedman, Robert C. Kennicutt, ...
We report on the discovery of Cepheids in the field spiral galaxy NGC 3621, based on observations made with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). NGC 3621...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Johns Hopkins University, 1996.