STAR FORMATION PROPERTIES IN BARRED GALAXIES. III. STATISTICAL STUDY OF BAR-DRIVEN SECULAR EVOLUTION USING A SAMPLE OF NEARBY BARRED SPIRALS
STAR FORMATION PROPERTIES IN BARRED GALAXIES. III. STATISTICAL STUDY OF BAR-DRIVEN SECULAR EVOLUTION USING A SAMPLE OF NEARBY BARRED SPIRALS
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10.1088/0004-6256/149/1/1
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2014-09
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Zhi-min Zhou;C. Cao;Hong Wu
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Zhi-min Zhou;C. Cao;Hong Wu
Stellar bars are important internal drivers of secular evolution in disk galaxies. Using a sample of nearby spiral galaxies with weak and strong bars, we explore the relationships between the star formation feature and stellar bars in galaxies. We find that galaxies with weak bars tend coincide with low concentrical star formation activity, while those with strong bars show a large scatter in the distribution of star formation activity. We find enhanced star formation activity in bulges toward stronger bars, although not predominantly, consistent with previous studies. Our results suggest that different stages of the secular process and many other factors may contribute to the complexity of the secular evolution. In addition, barred galaxies with intense star formation in bars tend to have active star formation in their bulges and disks, and bulges have higher star formation densities than bars and disks, indicating the evolutionary effects of bars. We then derived a possible criterion to quantify the different stages of the bar-driven physical process, while future work is needed because of the uncertainties.
