Bibcode
Aronica, G.; Athanassoula, E.; Bureau, M.; Bosma, A.; Dettmar, R.-J.; Vergani, D.; Pohlen, M.
Referencia bibliográfica
Astrophysics and Space Science, v. 284, Issue 2, p. 753-756 (2003).
Fecha de publicación:
4
2003
Revista
Número de citas
20
Número de citas referidas
16
Descripción
We present a near-infrared K n-band photometric study of
edge-on galaxies with a box/ peanut-shaped `bulge'. The morphology of
the galaxies is analysed using unsharp masking and fits to the vertical
surface brightness profiles, and the results are compared to N-body
simulations and orbital calculations of barred galaxies. Both
theoretical approaches reproduce the main structures observed.