SCYON Abstract

Received on September 12 2006

Kinematics of Globular Cluster Systems

Authors	Aaron J. Romanowsky
Affiliation	Universidad de Concepcion
To appear in	Globular Clusters - Guides to Galaxies, eds. T. Richter & S.S. Larsen, Springer-Verlag, in press
Contact	romanow@astro-udec.cl
URL	http://www.arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0609251
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Abstract

I review the field of globular cluster system (GCS) kinematics, including a brief primer on observational methods. The kinematical structures of spiral galaxy GCSs so far appear to be broadly similar. The inferred rotation and mass profiles of elliptical galaxy halos exhibit a diversity of behaviors, requiring more systematic observational and theoretical studies.