Do galactic bars drive the formation of inner/outer rings and spiral arms?

Díaz García, S.; Salo, H.; Knapen, J. H.; Herrera-Endoqui, M.
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Contributions to the XIV.0 Scientific Meeting (virtual) of the Spanish Astronomical Society

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2020
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4
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2
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0
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Description
We study the pitch angles of spiral arms and the frequency and dimensions of inner and outer rings as a function of disk parameters and the amplitude of non-axisymmetries in the S4G survey. We provide observational evidence for i) the role of strong bars in ring formation/evolution and ii) the dependence between bar and spiral strengths. Yet, the coupling of rings, spiral arms, and bars is not as robust as predicted by simulations.