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We present an observational study of the dark matter fraction in star-forming disk-like galaxies up to redshift $z \sim 2.5$, selected from publicly available integral field spectroscopic surveys: KMOS$^{\rm 3D}$, KGES, and KROSS. To model…

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Aims: Using a sample of 175 low-inclination galaxies from the S$^{4}$G, we investigate the origins of up-bending (Type III) breaks in the 3.6 $\mu$m surface brightness profiles of disk galaxies. Methods: We re-analyze a sample of previously…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-05-08 Aaron E. Watkins , Jarkko Laine , Sébastien Comerón , Joachim Janz , Heikki Salo

(Abridged) The structural parameters of a magnitude-limited sample of 148 unbarred S0-Sb galaxies were analyzed to derive the intrinsic shape of their bulges. We developed a new method to derive the intrinsic shape of bulges based on the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-19 J. Mendez-Abreu , E. Simonneau , J. A. L. Aguerri , E. M. Corsini

Major-axis long-slit stellar kinematics was obtained for 30 edge-on spiral galaxies, 24 with a boxy/peanut-shaped (B/PS) bulge. B/PS bulges are present in >45% of highly inclined systems and much work suggests that they are the edge-on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Chung , M. Bureau

About 20% of low-redshift galaxies are late-type spirals with a small or no bulge component. Although they are the simplest disk galaxies in terms of structure and dynamics, the role of the different physical processes driving their…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-05-10 L. Costantin , J. Méndez-Abreu , E. M. Corsini , L. Morelli , J. A. L. Aguerri , E. Dalla Bontà , A. Pizzella

Warps are common features in both stellar and gaseous disks of nearby spiral galaxies with the latter usually easier to detect. Several theories have been proposed in the literature to explain their formation and prevalence, including tidal…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-09-02 Marcin Semczuk , Ewa L. Lokas , Elena D'Onghia , E. Athanassoula , Victor P. Debattista , Lars Hernquist

We present here a self-consistent, tridimensional model of a disc galaxy composed by a number of ellipsoidal distributions of matter having different flattening and density profile. The model is self-consistent and takes into account the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-25 E. Pignatelli , G. Galletta

In this work, we compare the presence of stellar bars in low and high surface brightness galaxies (LSBs and HSBs, respectively) using the TNG100 simulation of the IllustrisTNG project. The sample consists of 4,244 disc galaxies at $z=0$…

We use the IllustrisTNG (TNG) cosmological simulations to provide theoretical expectations for the dark matter mass fractions (DMFs) and circular velocity profiles of galaxies. TNG predicts flat circular velocity curves for $z = 0$ Milky…

We present a detailed study of rotational asymmetry in galaxies for both morphological and physical diagnostic purposes. An unambiguous method for computing asymmetry is developed, robust for both distant and nearby galaxies. By degrading…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 Christopher J. Conselice , Matthew A. Bershady , Anna Jangren

We report the finding of a linear, non-axisymmetric, global instability in gas discs around stars, which may be relevant to other astrophysical discs. It takes the form of an $m=1$ mode that grows in the disc density distribution while the…

Bars are important in the secular evolution of galaxies. This study is aimed at exploring the reasons why some galaxies have bars at redshift $z=0$ while others do not. We use ellipse fitting to measure the properties and evolution of bars…

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A rare population of massive disk galaxies have been found to invade the red sequence dominated by early-type galaxies. These red/quenched massive disk galaxies have recently gained great interest into their formation and origins. The…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-04-06 Yingzhong Xu , Yu Luo , Xi Kang , Zhiyuan Li , Zongnan Li , Peng Wang , Noam Libeskind

The spatial distribution of satellite galaxies around pairs of galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have been found to bulge significantly towards the respective partner. Highly anisotropic, planar distributions of satellite…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-12-13 Marcel S. Pawlowski , Rodrigo A. Ibata , James S. Bullock

We investigate the morphological and structural evolutions of disk galaxies in simulations for a wide range of Toomre's $Q$ parameter. In addition to the inspection of conventional bar modes, we compute the concentration, asymmetry and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-12-25 Teeraparb Chantavat , Suraphong Yuma , Punnapha Malelohit , Tirawut Worrakitpoonpon

Low surface brightness galactic stellar halos provide a challenging but promising path towards unraveling the past assembly histories of individual galaxies. Here, we present detailed comparisons between the stellar halos of Milky Way-mass…

We present 21-cm HI line and optical R-band observations for a sample of 26 edge-on galaxies. The HI observations were obtained with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, and are part of the WHISP database (Westerbork HI Survey of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 I. Garcia-Ruiz , R. Sancisi , K. Kuijken

Neutral hydrogen observations with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope are presented for a sample of 73 late-type dwarf galaxies. These observations are part of the WHISP project (Westerbork HI Survey of Spiral and Irregular Galaxies).…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 R. A. Swaters , T. S. van Albada , J. M. van der Hulst , R. Sancisi

A bulge-disk decomposition is made for 737 spiral and lenticular galaxies drawn from a SDSS galaxy sample for which morphological types are estimated. We carry out the bulge-disk decomposition using the growth curve fitting method. It is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 N. Oohama , S. Okamura , M. Fukugita , N. Yasuda , O. Nakamura

Observations have shown that the star-formation activity and the morphology of galaxies are closely related, but the underlying physical connection is not well understood. Using the TNG50 simulation, we explore the quenching and the…