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Relation Between Star Formation and Angular Momentum in Spiral Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

L. Carrasco  and
A. Serrano
L. Carrasco
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
A. Serrano
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Abstract

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We derive the radial distribution of the specific angular momentum j=J/M, for the gas in M31, M51 and the galaxy, objects for which well observed unsmoothed rotation curves are available in the literature. We find the specific angular momentum to be anti-correlated with the present stellar formation rate, i.e. minima of spin angular momentum correspond to the loci of spiral arms. We find that the stellar formation rate is an inverse function of j. We derive new values of Oort's A constant for the arm and interarm regions in the solar neighborhood.

Type
II. Spiral Structure
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 100: Internal Kinematics and Dynamics of Galaxies , 1983 , pp. 135 - 136
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1983 

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