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Gas motions in the plane of the spiral galaxy NGC 3631 | | A.M.Fridman
; O.V.Khoruzhii
; E.V.Polyachenko
; A.V.Zasov
; O.K.Sil’chenko
; A.V.Moiseev
; A.N.Burlak
; V.L.Afanasiev
; S.N.Dodonov
; J.H.Knapen
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5 Dec 2000 | | Journal: | Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 323 (2001) 651 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Affiliation: | 1,2), O.V.Khoruzhii (1,3), E.V.Polyachenko , A.V.Zasov, O.K.Sil’chenko, A.V.Moiseev, A.N.Burlak(1,2), V.L.Afanasiev, S.N.Dodonov, J.H.Knapen(5,6) ( Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Science, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Tro | | Abstract: | The velocity field of the nearly face-on galaxy NGC 3631, derived from observations in the H alpha line and the HI radio line, is analysed to study perturbations related to the spiral structure of the galaxy. We confirm our previous conclusion that the line-of-sight velocity field gives evidence of the wave nature of the observed two-armed spiral structure. Fourier analysis of the observed velocity field is used to determine the location of corotation of the spiral structure of this galaxy, and the radius of corotation R_c is found to be about 42 arcsec, or 3.2 kpc. The vector velocity field of the gas in the plane of the disc is restored, and taking into account that we previously investigated vertical motions, we now have a full 3D gaseous velocity field of the galaxy. We show clear evidence of the existence of two anticyclonic and four cyclonic vortices near corotation in a frame of reference rotating with the spiral pattern. The centres of the anticyclones lie between the observed spiral arms. The cyclones lie close to the observed spirals, but their centres are shifted from the maxima in brightness. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0012116 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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