RT Book, Section
T1 Formation of stellar inner discs and rings in spiral galaxies through minor mergers
A1 Eliche Moral, María del Carmen
A1 González García, A. C.
A1 Balcells, M.
A1 Aguerri, J.A.L.
A1 Gallego Maestro, Jesús
A1 Zamorano Calvo, Jaime
A1 Prieto Matías, Manuel
AB Recent observations show that inner disks and rings (IDs and IRs) are not preferentially found in barred galaxies, pointing to the relevance of formation mechanisms different to the traditional bar-origin scenario. Nevertheless, the role of minor mergers in the formation of these inner components (ICs), while often invoked, is still poorly understood. We have investigated the capability of minor mergers to trigger the formation of IDs and IRs in spiral galaxies through collisionless N-body simulations. Our models prove that minor mergers are an efficient mechanism to form rotationally-supported stellar ICs in spirals, neither requiring strong dissipation nor noticeable bars, and suggest that their role in the formation of ICs must have been much more complex than just bar triggering.
PB UNAM-Instituto de Astronomía
SN 978-607-02-4281-6
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/36000
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/36000
LA eng
NO © 2013: Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM. Science with the GTC Meeting (4th. 2011. Santa Cruz de La Palma/Spain). Supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN) under projects AYA2009 -10368 , AYA2006-12955 , and AYA2009-11137 , and by the Madrid Regional Government through the Astro-Madrid Project (CAM S2009/ESP-1496). Funded by the Spanish MICINN under the Consolider- Ingenio 2010 Program grant CSD2006-00070: “First Science with the GTC”. S.D.H. & G.
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)/Consolider Ingenio 2010
DS Docta Complutense
RD 25 abr 2025