The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS): Comparative analysis of the structural properties of star-forming and non-star-forming galaxy bars
Journal
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Justus Neumann
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Dimitri A. Gadotti
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Lutz Wisotzki
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Bernd Husemann
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Gerold Busch
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Françoise Combes
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Scott M. Croom
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Timothy A. Davis
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Mirko Krumpe
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Miguel A. Pérez-Torres
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Julia Scharwächter
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Irina Smirnova-Pinchukova
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Grant R. Tremblay
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Tanya Urrutia
Abstract
The absence of star formation in the bar region that has been reported for some galaxies can theoretically be explained by shear. However, it is not clear how star-forming (SF) bars fit into this picture and how the dynamical state of the bar is related to other properties of the host galaxy. We used integral-field spectroscopy from VLT/MUSE to investigate how star formation within bars is connected to structural properties of the bar and the host galaxy. We derived spatially resolved Hα fluxes from MUSE observations from the CARS survey to estimate star formation rates in the bars of 16 nearby (0.010.5 M⊙/yr). Both parameters are uncorrelated with Hubble type. We find that star formation is 1.75 times stronger on the leading than on the trailing edge and is radially decreasing. The conditions to host non-SF bars might be connected to the presence of inner rings. Additionally, from testing an AGN feeding scenario, we report that the star formation rate of the bar is uncorrelated with AGN bolometric luminosity. The results of this study may only apply to type-1 AGN hosts and need to be confirmed for the full population of barred galaxies.
Volume
627
Start page
A26
Issn Identifier
0004-6361
Rights
open.access
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