The PAndAS View of the Andromeda Satellite System. IV. Global Properties

We build a statistical framework to infer the global properties of the satellite system of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) from the properties of individual dwarf galaxies located in the Pan-Andromeda Archaelogical Survey (PAndAS) and the previously determined completeness of the survey. Using forward mo...

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Main Authors: Amandine Doliva-Dolinsky, Nicolas F. Martin, Zhen Yuan, Alessandro Savino, Daniel R. Weisz, Annette M. N. Ferguson, Rodrigo A. Ibata, Stacy Y. Kim, Geraint F. Lewis, Alan W. McConnachie, Guillaume F. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acdcf6