1202.1929 (I. Perez et al.)

Bar pattern speed evolution over the last 7 Gyr    [PDF]

I. Perez, J. A. L. Aguerri, J. Mendez-Abreu

The tumbling pattern of a bar is the main parameter characterising its dynamics. From numerical simulations, its evolution since bar formation is tightly linked to the dark halo in which the bar is formed through dynamical friction and angular momentum exchange. Observational measurements of the bar pattern speed with redshift can restrict models of galaxy formation and bar evolution. We aim to determine, for the first time, the bar pattern speed evolution with redshift based on morphological measurements. We have selected a sample of 44 low inclination ringed galaxies from the SDSS and COSMOS surveys covering the redshift range 0 View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.1929