ALFALFA

The Undergraduate Team Groups Project


Nearby groups of galaxies provide interesting environments for studies of the impact of environment on gas content, morphology, etc. Some members of the Undergrad ALFALFA team are focusing on studying individual groups included in the ALFALFA volume.

Useful links

Undergrad ALFALFA Team Group Projects


List of groups currently in sample


InstitutionFaculty leadStudentsGroupInfoRefs
Colgate Tom Balonek Brian Walsh '06
Peter Shiveley '08 		Zw1400+09
NGC 5416
NRGb282 		1402480+091948
Coming......... 		Chincarini, Giovanelli & Haynes 1979 AJ 84,1500
Gregory & Thompson 1978 ApJ 222, 784
Cornell Martha Haynes
Kristine Spekkens		 Katie Hamren CU '11
Karen (MSc/RMCC) 		NGC 3166/9 Coming.........  
Georgia Southern Sarah Higdon Sara Ceran '09 0924,32,40,48+09,11 grids
WBL 226 region
NRGb041 		Coming.........  
Hartwick Parker Troischt Michelle Brault '11
Catherine Weigel '12 		1156,1204+25,+27 grids (+others)... coming
WBL 368 = NRGb168
            and
1420, 1428, 1436+25,27 grids
AWM 3 = WBL 509 = NRGb301
This group is also assigned to St. Mary's		 Coming.........  
Lafayette Lyle Hoffman Ryan Payne '12 1348,56 +25 grids (+others)... coming
WBL 477 = HCG 69 = NRGs272 		Coming.........  
St. Lawrence Aileen O'Dononghue Jamie Lomax '07
Shawn Golley '08
Tristan Wolfe '08 		1148+13 grid
HCG 		Coming.........  
St. Mary's College of California Ron Olowin Seth Felix '12
Victoria Mendoza '12
Peyton Murray '12
Kurt Thompson '12 		1420, 1428, 1436+25,27 grids
AWM 3 = WBL 509 = NRGb301
This group is also assigned to Hartwick 		Coming.........  
Siena Rose Finn Renee Bourgeois
Patti Carroll '09
Robert Carroll '11
Kristie Dangerfield '10
Nathan Levine
Alissa Earle '13
Deena Kabloui
Erin O'Malley '11
Nicholas Opal '11
James Pater '12
Kevin Risolo '10
Danielle Seeley '11 		1140,48+09,11 grids
MKW 10
NRGb151 		Coming.........  
Siena/Colgate Rose Finn/Tom Balonek Trevor Quirk '09 1004,1012 +13,+15 grids
WBL251
NRGs076
This group also being worked on by UW-Madison 		Coming.........  
Skidmore Mary Crone Odekon Michael Keller '10
Scott Manglitz '09
Paul Russell '11
Jake Turner '11 		1324,32+11,13 grids
NGC 5171 = MKW 11
NRGb247 		Coming.........  
Union Becky Koopmann SreyNoch Chin '12
Halley Darling '13
Ana Mikler '12
Katie O'Brien '11
Schuyler Smith 		NGC 5846 Coming........... Mahdavi, Trentham & Tully 2005
Haynes & Giovanelli 1991
UW Madison Eric Wilcots coming 1220,1228+09,11 grids
WBL 404/408
NRGb206
This group also being worked on by UW-Stevens Point
            and
1004,1012 +13,+15 grids
WBL251
NRGs076
This group also being worked on by Siena/Colgate 		Coming.........  
UW Stevens Point Katie Jore, Adriana Durbala coming 1220,1228+09,11 grids
WBL 404/408
NRGb206
This group also being worked on by UW-Madison Coming.........  
Martha's note to herself: Future groups to do: N5363; RASSCALS NRGs076 Note that NRGb = RASSCALS sample (Mahdavi et al.; all have Xray lums or limits)

Some important catalogs of clusters and groups of galaxies

Remember: not all ALFALFA data are available!
So, probably you should not select targets that are not in the ALFALFA sky box and/or have not yet been observed.

Catalog/sample nameBibliographic ReferenceASCII data fileDescription/Notes
Abell Catalog of Rich Clusters Abell, Corwin & Olowin 1989 (that's Ron!)
See also HEASARC link		 ALFALFA sky/volume only Whole catalog isn't here; this one generated by Martha
WBL Poor Galaxy Clusters White et al 1999
See also HEASARC link		 full catalog   |   ALFALFA sky  
Hickson Compact Groups Hickson 1982
See also HEASARC link		 full catalog   |   ALFALFA sky  
2MASS Redshift Survey Groups Crook et al 2007 High density contrast+ALFALFA
Low density contrast+ALFALFA		  
RASSCALS groups (X-ray ROSAT) Mahdavi et al 2000 RASSCALS-ALFALFA Includes ROSAT fluxes/upper limits

Comments, suggestions, corrections, additions always welcome; write Martha!


The UAT Groups Project is coordinated by Martha Haynes.
Last modified: Tue May 10 09:41:02 EDT 2011 by martha.