Bibcode
Font, J.; Beckman, J. E.; Zaragoza-Cardiel, J.; Fathi, Kambiz; Epinat, Benoit; Amram, Philippe
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, Volume 444, Issue 1, p.L85-L89
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2014
Citations
14
Refereed citations
13
Description
We have obtained two-dimensional velocity fields in the ionized gas of a
set of eight double-barred galaxies, at high spatial and spectral
resolution, using their Hα emission fields measured with a
scanning Fabry-Perot spectrometer. Using the technique by which phase
reversals in the non-circular motion indicate a radius of corotation,
taking advantage of the high angular and velocity resolution, we have
obtained the corotation radii and the pattern speeds of both the major
bar and the small central bar in each of the galaxies; there are few
such measurements in the literature. Our results show that the inner bar
rotates more rapidly than the outer bar by a factor between 3.3 and 3.6.
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Kinematic, Structural and Composition Studies of the Interstellar and Intergalactic Media
The basic objective of the broject is to investigate the evolution of galaxies by deepening our understanding of the interaction between the insterstellar medium and the stars.The main technique which we use is the two-dimensional kinematic study of whole galaxies observed using our instrument:GHaFaS, a Fabry-Perot interferometer on the William
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John E. Beckman