| All clusters, even groups, have some stars that
belong to the cluster as a whole rather than to individual galaxies. We
have been determining the properties of a sample of such systems to
understand the growth of these systems. We are also exploring the idea
that this component leads to significant metal enrichment of the intracluster
gas. Finally, as shown in the Figure, we have found that the combination of
all the stars, including the ICL, and the X-ray gas accounts for nearly all
of the baryons.
See papers 41, 63, 67, 73, and 87 in the publication list for more details.
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