Comparing peanut-shaped `bulges' to N-body simulations and orbital calculations

Aronica, G.; Athanassoula, E.; Bureau, M.; Bosma, A.; Dettmar, R.-J.; Vergani, D.; Pohlen, M.
Bibliographical reference

Astrophysics and Space Science, v. 284, Issue 2, p. 753-756 (2003).

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2003
Number of authors
7
IAC number of authors
1
Citations
20
Refereed citations
16
Description
We present a near-infrared K n-band photometric study of edge-on galaxies with a box/ peanut-shaped `bulge'. The morphology of the galaxies is analysed using unsharp masking and fits to the vertical surface brightness profiles, and the results are compared to N-body simulations and orbital calculations of barred galaxies. Both theoretical approaches reproduce the main structures observed.