Correcting the rotation curve of spiral galaxies for the non-circular motions induced by a bar
The mass distribution of disk galaxies is usually determined through the use of rotation curves. This determination relies on two key assumptions; that the gas moves on circular orbits and that this motion traces the underlying gravitational potential. In the case of barred spiral galaxies the first...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25430 |