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2025ApJ...990..184B - Astrophys. J., 990, 184 (2025/September-2)

Dissecting Bar-induced Stellar Kinematics in Disk Galaxies: The Bisymmetric Model and Rotation Curve Modifications.

BAEK S., KIM W.-T., JANG D. and KIM T.

Abstract (from CDS):

We analyze bars formed in N-body simulations to investigate two key aspects of stellar kinematic structure of barred galaxies: the angular distributions of the radial and azimuthal components of stellar velocities, and the impact of bars on rotation curves. We find that stars on bar-supporting x1-like orbits exhibit characteristic sawtooth-like radial velocity patterns and archlike tangential velocity patterns as a function of azimuth. In contrast, stars on box and disk orbits show little azimuthal variation, effectively smoothing the overall velocity distribution. When averaged over all orbital families, the resulting kinematics are broadly consistent with the bisymmetric model of Sellwood and Spekkens, with the amplitudes of bar-induced velocity perturbations increasing with bar strength. In addition, bars amplify the radial pressure gradient associated with enhanced random stellar motions, leading to a noticeable reduction in the mean rotational velocity. This effect becomes more pronounced with increasing bar strength, resulting in a shallower rotation curve within the bar region. We discuss our results in the context of the kinematic properties of observed barred galaxies.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Barred spiral galaxies - Spiral galaxies - Disk galaxies - Galaxy bars - Galaxy disks - Galaxy kinematics - Stellar kinematics - Galaxy structure

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