Properties of star formation in the spiral arms of barred galaxies

Baes-Fischlmair, S.; Zeilinger, W. W.; Vega-Beltran, J.-C.; Beckman, J. E.
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Astrophysics and Space Science, v. 284, Issue 2, p. 735-738 (2003).

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2003
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It is assumed that the two-fold disc-wide symmetry of spirals is caused by density waves, but also the potential of a bar component may have a significant influence on structural properties. The strength of the bar component appears to be anti-correlated with the degree of symmetry of star-forming regions in the spiral arms (Rozas et al., 1998). We present new results of R and Hα surface photometry of a sample of bright barred spirals. A photometric decompositon of the galaxy components is carried out in order to make a more accurate measurement of the strength of the bar and its interrelation to gas and stars in the disc.