Dynamics of barred spiral galaxies in triaxial haloes

• Grant number: 05/04005-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: May 01, 2006
• End date: October 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy
• Principal Investigator: Ronaldo Eustaquio de Souza
• Grantee: Rubens Eduardo Garcia Machado
• Host Institution: Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project aims to study the bars of spiral galaxies, in the context of triaxial dark matter halos. We intend to analyse the origin and evolution of bars as related to its interactions with the halo, which, not being spherical, should significantly influence the dynamics of the stellar disk. The effects of the halo on the bar will be approached with numerical N-body simulations. The interaction of the bar with spiral arms will be evaluated through an analytical approach of the density wave theory, applied to non-axisymmetric disks. From the observational point of view, we will use SDSS data and SOAR observations to determine paramaters related to the structure, kinematics, shape, orientation and velocity of the bars.

Scientific publications

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MACHADO, RUBENS E. G.; ATHANASSOULA, E.. Loss of halo triaxiality due to bar formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 406, n. 4, p. 2386-2404, AUG 21 2010. (05/04005-0)

ATHANASSOULA, E.; MACHADO, RUBENS E. G.; RODIONOV, S. A.. Bar formation and evolution in disc galaxies with gas and a triaxial halo: morphology, bar strength and halo properties. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 429, n. 3, p. 1949-1969, MAR 2013. (05/04005-0)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MACHADO, Rubens Eduardo Garcia. Dynamics of Barred Galaxies in Triaxial Dark Matter Haloes. 2010. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto Astronômico e Geofísico (IAG/SBD) São Paulo.