Bibcode
DOI
Strader, Jay; Brodie, Jean P.; Cenarro, A. J.; Beasley, Michael A.; Forbes, Duncan A.
Referencia bibliográfica
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 130, Issue 4, pp. 1315-1323.
Fecha de publicación:
10
2005
Número de citas
110
Número de citas referidas
103
Descripción
We present the results of a meta-analysis of Keck spectra of
extragalactic globular clusters (GCs) in a sample of eight galaxies,
ranging from dwarf galaxies to massive elliptical galaxies. We infer
ages for the metal-poor and metal-rich GCs in these galaxies through
comparisons to Galactic GCs. Both subpopulations appear to be no younger
than their Galactic counterparts, with ages >~10 Gyr. This is the
largest sample of galaxies for which ages have been constrained
spectroscopically. Our results support the formation of most GCs in
massive galaxies at high redshift. We propose a scenario for the
formation of GC subpopulations that synthesizes aspects of both
accretion and in situ approaches in the context of galaxy formation
through hierarchical merging.