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环和棒:揭示星系的长期演化

Rings and bars: unmasking secular evolution of galaxies

Johan H. Knapen

摘要:

长期演化通过内部过程逐渐塑造星系,这与更快的早期宇宙学演化形成鲜明对比。长期演化的一个重要驱动力是气体从圆盘流入中心区域,通常是在酒吧的影响下。本文综述了近年来关于星系棒和核环的几个新的观测结果。它们表明,这些组成部分彼此密切相关,并与其宿主星系的性质密切相关。我们简要讨论即将到来的观察,例如,来自斯皮策银河系恒星结构巡天(S4G)的成像,将导致这一研究领域的进一步重大进展。

英文摘要:

Secular evolution gradually shapes galaxies by internal processes, in contrast to early cosmological evolution which is more rapid. An important driver of secular evolution is the flow of gas from the disk into the central regions, often under the influence of a bar. In this paper, we review several new observational results on bars and nuclear rings in galaxies. They show that these components are intimately linked to each other, and to the properties of their host galaxy. We briefly discuss how upcoming observations, e.g., imaging from the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G), will lead to significant further advances in this area of research.

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