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astro-ph2008
Pattern Speeds and Galaxy Morphology
R. Buta, X. Zhang
The morphology of a disk galaxy is closely linked to its kinematic state. This is because density wave features are likely made of spontaneously-formed modes which are allowed to a…
astro-ph2003
HII regions in spiral galaxies: Size distribution, luminosity function, and new isochrone diagnostics of density wave kinematics
M. S. Oey, J. S. Parker, V. J. Mikles +1
We investigate the relationship of the HII region luminosity function (HII LF) to the HII region size distribution and density wave triggering in grand-design spiral galaxies. We s…