Astrophysical: Barred spiral galaxies

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    Discovered: the most distant barred spiral galaxy (until now)
    An international team of scientists, with participation by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL)...
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    First Look at z > 1 Bars in the Rest-frame Near-infrared with JWST Early CEERS Imaging
    Stellar bars are key drivers of secular evolution in galaxies and can be effectively studied using rest-frame near-infrared (NIR) images, which trace the...
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    Hidden Gems on a Ring: Infant Massive Clusters and Their Formation Timeline Unveiled by ALMA, HST, and JWST in NGC 3351
    We use 0.1″ observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and JWST to study young massive clusters (YMCs) in their...
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    Impacts of Bar-driven Shear and Shocks on Star Formation
    Bars drive gas inflow. As the gas flows inward, shocks and shear occur along the bar dust lanes. Such shocks and shear can affect the star formation (SF) and...
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    Photometric Signature of Ultraharmonic Resonances in Barred Galaxies
    Bars may induce morphological features, such as rings, through their resonances. Previous studies suggested that the presence of "dark gaps," or regions of a...