Bibcode
DOI
Trujillo, I.; Aguerri, J. A. L.; Gutiérrez, C. M.; Cepa, J.
Bibliographical reference
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 122, Issue 1, pp. 38-54.
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2001
Citations
37
Refereed citations
33
Description
We present broadband photometry and provide a quantitative analysis of
the structure of galaxies in the inner region of the Abell Cluster 2443
(z~0.1). The galaxy parameters have been derived by fitting a
two-component model (Sérsic r1/n bulge and exponential
disk) to a magnitude-limited sample. Using a new method of analysis that
takes into account the effects of seeing on the structural parameters
and considers ellipticity as an active parameter, we avoid systematic
errors arising from assumptions of circular symmetry. Of the sample
galaxies, 76% were classified with these models, while the rest were
morphologically peculiar. For the spiral galaxies, the relation between
n and B/D is consistent with the trend observed in nearby field galaxy
samples. The Sérsic index n (which can be considered as a
concentration index) of the elliptical galaxies is correlated with the
local surface density of the cluster. Monte Carlo simulations were used
to check the reliability of the method and determine the magnitude
selection criteria.