Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Spatial orientation of angular momentum vector of galaxies in three merging binary clusters

  • Original Article
  • Published:
Astrophysics and Space Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We present spatial orientations of angular momentum vectors of galaxies in three merging binary clusters A1750, A3395 and A3528. The axial ratio and intrinsic flatness of galaxy are used to convert two-dimensional given parameters into three-dimensional angular momentum vector of the galaxy. We have performed K-S, Kuiper and Fourier tests in order to examine non-random effects. The merging binary cluster A3395 that exhibits strongly distorted feature in its maps of temperature and surface brightness showed a random orientation in the spatial orientation of angular momentum vectors of galaxies. A weak anisotropic distribution in the angular momentum vectors of galaxies is noticed in the sub-structures of A3528. We suspect a relation between the stages of merging and the non-random alignments of galaxies in the sub-structures of the binary clusters. Possible explanation of the results will be discussed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Abell, G.O., Corwin, H.G., Olowin, R.P.: Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 70, 1 (1989)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Aryal, B., Saurer, W.: Astron. Astrophys. 364, L97 (2000)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Aryal, B., Saurer, W.: Astron. Astrophys. 425, 871 (2004)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Aryal, B., Paudel, S., Saurer, W.: Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 379, 1011 (2007)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Bardelli, S., Zucca, E., Baldi, A.: Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 320(3), 387 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Belsole, E., Pratt, G.W., Sauvageot, J.-L., Bourdin, H.: Astron. Astrophys. 415, 821 (2004)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • de Souza, R.E., Vettolani, G., Chincarini, G.: Astron. Astrophys. 143, 143 (1985)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • de Vaucouleurs, G., de Vaucouleurs, A., Corwin, et al.: Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies. Springer, New York (1991)

    Google Scholar 

  • Donnelly, R.H., Forman, W., Jones, C., Quintana, H., Ramirez, A., Gilfanov, M.: Astrophys. J. 562, 254 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Doroshkevich, A.G.: Astrophys. J. 14, L11 (1973)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Dressler, A., Shectman, S.A.: Astron. J. 95, 985 (1988)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Fall, S.M.: Progress in Cosmology; Proc. of the Oxford Intl. Symp., pp. 347–356. D. Reidel, Oxford, Dordrecht (1982)

    Google Scholar 

  • Flin, P., Godlowski, W.: Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 222, 525 (1986)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Forman, W., Bechtold, J., Blair, W., Giacconni, R., Van Speybroeck, L., Jones, C.: Astrophys. J. 243, L133 (1981)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Gastaldello, F., Ettori, S., Molendi, S., Bardelli, S., Venturi, T., Zucca, E.: Astron. Astrophys. 411, 21 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Geller, M.J., Beers, T.C.: Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac. 94, 421 (1982)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Godlowski, W.: Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 265, 874 (1993)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Henriksen, M., Jones, C.: Astrophys. J. 465, 666 (1996)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Holmberg, E.: Medd. Lund. Astron. Obs., Ser. VI, No. 117 (1946)

  • Hu, F.X., Wu, G.X., Song, G.X., Yuan, Q.R., Okamura, S.: Astrophys. Space Sci. 302, 43 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Hwang, H.S., Lee, M.G.: Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 397(4), 2111 (2009)

    Article  ADS  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • Kanji, G.K.: 100 Statistical Tests. Sage, Thousand Oaks (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  • Kapferer, W., Ferrari, C., Domainko, W., Mair, M., Kronberger, T., Schindler, S., Kimeswenger, S., et al.: Astron. Astrophys. 447(3), 827 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Kashlinsky, A.: Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 200, 585 (1982)

    MATH  ADS  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • Kuiper, N.A.: Proc. Kononklijke Ned. Akad. Wetenschappen, A 63, 38 (1962)

    Google Scholar 

  • Lauberts, A.: ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO B Atlas. ESO, Garching bei Muenchen (1982)

  • Mohr, J., Fabricant, D.G., Geller, M.J., Evrard, A.E.: Astrophys. J. 447, 8 (1995)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Nilson, P.: Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies, Nova Acta Uppsala University, Ser. V:A, vol. 1 (1973)

  • Nilson, P.: Upps. Astron. Obs. Rep. 5 (1974)

  • Okabe, N., Umetsu, K.: Publ. Astron. Soc. Jpn. 60(2), 345 (2008)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Ozernoy, L.M.: In: Longair, M.S., Einasto, J. (eds.) The Large Scale Structure of the Universe. Proc. IAU Symp., vol. 79, p. 427. Reidel, Dordrecht (1978)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Peebles, P.J.E.: Astrophys. J. 155, 393 (1969)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Press, W.H., Teukolsky, S.A., Vetterlin, W.T., Flannery, B.P.: Numerical Recipes in C, 2nd edn. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1992)

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  • Raychaudury, S., Fabian, A.C., Edge, A.C., Jones, C., Forman, W.: Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 248, 101 (1991)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Shandarin, S.F.: Astron. Zh. 51, 667 (1974) (in Russian), Soviet Astron. 18, 392 (in English) (1974)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Shectman, S.A., Landy, S.D., Oemler, A., et al.: Astrophys. J. 470, 172 (1996)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Slezak, E., Durret, F., Gerbal, D.: Astron. J. 108, 1996 (1994)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Stephens, M.A.: J. R. Stat. Soc. B 32, 115 (1970)

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  • Tammann, G.A., Sandage, A.: Astrophys. J. 207, L1 (1976)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Tittley, E.R., Henriksen, M.: Astrophys. J. 563(2), 673 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Toomre, A.: In: Tinsley, B., Larson, R. (eds.) The Evolution of Galaxies and Stellar Populations. Yale Univ. Obs., New Haven (1977)

    Google Scholar 

  • Venturi, T., Bardelli, S., Zambelli, G., Morganti, R., Hunstead, R.W.: Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 324(4), 1131 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal

    B. Aryal & R. R. Paudel

  2. Institute of Astro- and Particle Physics, Innsbruck University, Technikstrasse 25/8, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    B. Aryal & W. Saurer

Authors
  1. B. Aryal
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. R. R. Paudel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. W. Saurer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to B. Aryal.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Aryal, B., Paudel, R.R. & Saurer, W. Spatial orientation of angular momentum vector of galaxies in three merging binary clusters. Astrophys Space Sci 337, 313–319 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-011-0820-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-011-0820-9

Keywords

Search

Navigation