Pseudobulges in Barred SO Galaxies

Erwin, P.; Beckman, J. E.; Vega-Beltran, J.-C.
Bibliographical reference

Penetrating bars through masks of cosmic dust : the Hubble tuning fork strikes a new note, Proceedings of a conference held at Pilanesburg National Park (South Africa). Edited by D. L. Block, I. Puerari, K. C. Freeman, R. Groess, and E. K. Block. Astrophysics and space science library (ASSL) vol. 319. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004, p.775

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2004
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Description
We present preliminary results from an ongoing study of the bulges of S0 galaxies. We show that in a subsample of 14 barred S0 galaxies, fully half the photometrically defined bulges show kinematic signatures of "pseudobulges" -- that is, their kinematics are dominated by rotation. In four of these galaxies, we identify at least two subcomponents in the photometric bulge region: flatter, disk or bar components, assocated with disklike kinematics; and rounder "inner bulges,'' which appear to be hotter systems more like classical bulges.