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The Virgo Cluster HI Survey is a project to
image in HI at 15" resolution (in the C array configuration) 28 carefully chosen spiral or
spiral-like Virgo cluster galaxies. When combined with already existing
or scheduled VLA observations this will make a total sample of 40 galaxies.
These 40 systems cover a factor of 20 in mass, and they are located throughout the cluster, from the dense core to the low density outer parts. They
span a range in star formation properties from anemic to starburst.
They contain undisturbed and interacting galaxies, and include the
best candidates for strong ISM-ICM interactions. With this sample we hope
to study in detail the various physical mechanisms that are thought to drive
the evolution of galaxies in clusters at intermediate z. The data
will also be used to constrain hydrodynamical simulations, which
have only become available in recent years.
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The Virgo Cluster HI Survey is a project to
image in HI at 15" resolution (in the C array configuration) 28 carefully chosen spiral or
spiral-like Virgo cluster galaxies. When combined with already existing
or scheduled VLA observations this will make a total sample of 40 galaxies.
These 40 systems cover a factor of 20 in mass, and they are located throughout the cluster, from the dense core to the low density outer parts. They
span a range in star formation properties from anemic to starburst.
They contain undisturbed and interacting galaxies, and include the
best candidates for strong ISM-ICM interactions. With this sample we hope
to study in detail the various physical mechanisms that are thought to drive
the evolution of galaxies in clusters at intermediate z. The data
will also be used to constrain hydrodynamical simulations, which
have only become available in recent years.