http://arxiv.org/abs/1412.4443
In this talk, I report results from galaxy merger simulations, which suggest the existence of a ring of star formation produced by close galaxy encounters. This is a generic feature of all galaxy interactions, provided that the disc spins are sufficiently aligned. This signature can be used to identify close galaxy pairs that have actually suffered a close interaction.
J. Moreno
Tue, 16 Dec 14
30/78
Comments: 4 pages, 2 figures, To appear in IAU Symposium No. 309, “Galaxies in 3D across the Universe”, B. L. Ziegler, F. Combes, H. Dannerbauer, M. Verdugo, Eds. (Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press)
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