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Faint Structures in Low Density Regions of the Nearby Universe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

U. Lindner
Affiliation:
Universitäts–Sternwarte, Göttingen, Germany
K.J. Fricke
Affiliation:
Universitäts–Sternwarte, Göttingen, Germany
J. Einasto
Affiliation:
Tartu Astrophysical Observatory, Tõravere, Estonia
M. Einasto
Affiliation:
Tartu Astrophysical Observatory, Tõravere, Estonia

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We present an investigation of the galaxy distribution in the huge underdense region between the Hercules, Coma and Local Superclusters, the so-called Northern Local Void (NLV), using void statistics (for details refer to Lindner et al. this Volume). Reshift data for galaxies and poor clusters of galaxies are available in low and high density regions as well. Samples of galaxies with different morphological type and various luminosity limits have been studied separately and void catalogues have been compiled from three different luminosity limited galaxy samples for the first time. Voids have been found using the empty sphere method which has the potential to detect and describe subtle structures in the galaxy distribution. Our approach is complementary to most other methods usually used in Large–Scale Structure studies.

Type
IV. Structure Formation and Dark Matter
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1999