High Velocity Dispersion in A Rare Grand Design Spiral Galaxy at Redshift z=2.18 [PDF]
Although relatively common in the local Universe, only one grand-design spiral galaxy has been spectroscopically confirmed to lie at z>2 (HDFX 28; z=2.011), and may prove to be a major merger that simply resembles a spiral in projection. The rarity of spirals has been explained as a result of disks being dynamically 'hot' at z>2 which may instead favor
Christensen, Charlotte R.+5 more
arxiv +15 more sources
Grand Design versus Multiarmed Spiral Galaxies: Dependence on Galaxy Structure [PDF]
We developed an algorithm to use Galaxy Zoo 3D spiral arm masks produced by citizen scientist volunteers to semiautomatically classify spiral galaxies as either multiarmed or grand design spirals. Our final sample consists of 299 multiarmed and 245 grand
Beverly J. Smith+3 more
doaj +4 more sources
The sequence of spiral arm classes: Observational signatures of persistent spiral density waves in grand-design galaxies [PDF]
We investigate how the properties of spiral arms relate to other fundamental galaxy properties. To this end, we use previously published measurements of those properties, and our own measurements of arm-interarm luminosity contrasts for a large sample of galaxies, using 3.6$\mu$m images from the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies ...
A. Bittner+6 more
arxiv +11 more sources
Short-term dynamical evolution of grand-design spirals in barred galaxies [PDF]
We investigate the short-term dynamical evolution of stellar grand-design spiral arms in barred spiral galaxies using a three-dimensional (3D) $N$-body/hydrodynamic simulation. Similar to previous numerical simulations of unbarred, multiple-arm spirals, we find that grand-design spiral arms in barred galaxies are not stationary, but rather dynamic ...
Junichi Baba
arxiv +7 more sources
Grand Design vs. Multi-Armed Spiral Galaxies: Dependence on Galaxy Structure [PDF]
We developed an algorithm to use Galaxy Zoo 3D spiral arm masks produced by citizen scientist volunteers to semi-automatically classify spiral galaxies as either multi-armed or grand design spirals. Our final sample consists of 299 multi-armed and 245 grand design galaxies.
Giroux, Mark L.+3 more
arxiv +6 more sources
Simulations of the grand design galaxy M51: a case study for analysing tidally induced spiral structure [PDF]
We present hydrodynamical models of the grand design spiral M51 (NGC 5194), and its interaction with its companion NGC 5195. Despite the simplicity of our models, our simulations capture the present day spiral structure of M51 remarkably well, and even ...
Agertz+107 more
core +10 more sources
Gas and stellar spiral arms and their offsets in the grand-design spiral galaxy M51 [PDF]
Theoretical studies on the response of interstellar gas to a gravitational potential disc with a quasi-stationary spiral arm pattern suggest that the gas experiences a sudden compression due to standing shock waves at spiral arms. This mechanism, called a galactic shock wave, predicts that gas spiral arms move from downstream to upstream of stellar ...
Fumi Egusa+3 more
semanticscholar +5 more sources
Grand Design and Flocculent Spirals in the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G) [PDF]
Spiral arm properties of 46 galaxies in the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G) were measured at 3.6mu, where extinction is small and the old stars dominate.
Albert Bosma+73 more
core +13 more sources
Star formation in grand-design, spiral galaxies. Young, massive clusters in the near-infrared [PDF]
Deep, near-infrared JHK-maps were observed for 10 nearby, grand-design, spiral galaxies using HAWK-I/VLT to study the distribution of young stellar clusters in them and thereby determine whether strong spiral perturbations can influence star formation ...
Dottori, H., Grosbol, P.
core +6 more sources
High-resolution, 3D radiative transfer modeling : I. The grand-design spiral galaxy M51 [PDF]
Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 23 pages, 15 ...
I. De Looze+22 more
semanticscholar +13 more sources