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Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series | 2015

The spitzer survey of stellar structure in galaxies (S^4G): multi-component decomposition strategies and data release

Heikki Salo; Eija Laurikainen; Jarkko Laine; Sébastien Comerón; Dimitri A. Gadotti; R. L. Buta; Kartik Sheth; Dennis Zaritsky; Luis C. Ho; Johan H. Knapen; E. Athanassoula; Albert Bosma; Seppo Laine; Mauricio Cisternas; Taehyun Kim; Juan Carlos Munoz-Mateos; Michael W. Regan; Joannah L. Hinz; Armando Gil de Paz; Karin Menendez-Delmestre; Trisha Mizusawa; Santiago Erroz-Ferrer; Sharon E. Meidt; Miguel Querejeta

The Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S^4G) is a deep 3.6 and 4.5 μm imaging survey of 2352 nearby (<40 Mpc) galaxies. We describe the S(^4)G data analysis pipeline 4, which is dedicated to two-dimensional structural surface brightness decompositions of 3.6 μm images, using GALFIT3.0. Besides automatic 1-component Sersic fits, and 2-component Sersic bulge + exponential disk fits, we present human-supervised multi-component decompositions, which include, when judged appropriate, a central point source, bulge, disk, and bar components. Comparison of the fitted parameters indicates that multi-component models are needed to obtain reliable estimates for the bulge Sersic index and bulge-to-total light ratio (B/T), confirming earlier results. Here, we describe the preparations of input data done for decompositions, give examples of our decomposition strategy, and describe the data products released via IRSA and via our web page (www.oulu.fi/astronomy/S4G_PIPELINE4/MAIN). These products include all the input data and decomposition files in electronic form, making it easy to extend the decompositions to suit specific science purposes. We also provide our IDL-based visualization tools (GALFIDL) developed for displaying/running GALFIT-decompositions, as well as our mask editing procedure (MASK_EDIT) used in data preparation. A detailed analysis of the bulge, disk, and bar parameters derived from multi-component decompositions will be published separately.


Astronomy and Astrophysics | 2002

Gravitational torques in spiral galaxies: Gas accretion as a driving mechanism of galactic evolution

David L. Block; F. Bournaud; Francoise Combes; Ivanio Puerari; R. L. Buta

The distribution of gravitational torques and bar strengths in the local Universe is derived from a detailed study of 163 galaxies observed in the near-infrared. The results are compared with numerical models for spiral galaxy evolution. It is found that the observed distribution of torques can be accounted for only with external accretion of gas onto spiral disks. Accretion is responsible for bar renewal - after the dissolution of primordial bars - as well as the maintenance of spiral structures. Models of isolated, non-accreting galaxies are ruled out. Moderate accretion rates do not explain the observational results: it is shown that galactic disks should double their mass in less than the Hubble time. The best fit is obtained if spiral galaxies are open systems, still forming today by continuous gas accretion, doubling their mass every 10 billion years.


The Astrophysical Journal | 2014

UNVEILING THE STRUCTURE OF BARRED GALAXIES AT 3.6 μm WITH THE SPITZER SURVEY OF STELLAR STRUCTURE IN GALAXIES (S4G). I. DISK BREAKS

Taehyun Kim; Dimitri A. Gadotti; Kartik Sheth; E. Athanassoula; Albert Bosma; Myung Gyoon Lee; Barry F. Madore; Bruce G. Elmegreen; Johan H. Knapen; Dennis Zaritsky; Luis C. Ho; Sébastien Comerón; Benne W. Holwerda; Joannah L. Hinz; J. C. Muñoz-Mateos; Mauricio Cisternas; Santiago Erroz-Ferrer; R. L. Buta; Eija Laurikainen; Heikki Salo; Jarkko Laine; Karin Menendez-Delmestre; Michael W. Regan; Bonita de Swardt; Armando Gil de Paz; Mark Seibert; Trisha Mizusawa

We have performed two-dimensional multicomponent decomposition of 144 local barred spiral galaxies using 3.6 mu m images from the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies. Our model fit includes up to four components (bulge, disk, bar, and a point source) and, most importantly, takes into account disk breaks. We find that ignoring the disk break and using a single disk scale length in the model fit for Type II (down-bending) disk galaxies can lead to differences of 40% in the disk scale length, 10% in bulge-to-total luminosity ratio (B/T), and 25% in bar-to-total luminosity ratios. We find that for galaxies with B/T \textgreater= 0.1, the break radius to bar radius, r(br)/R-bar, varies between 1 and 3, but as a function of B/T the ratio remains roughly constant. This suggests that in bulge-dominated galaxies the disk break is likely related to the outer Lindblad resonance of the bar and thus moves outward as the bar grows. For galaxies with small bulges, B/T \textless 0.1, r(br)/R-bar spans a wide range from 1 to 6. This suggests that the mechanism that produces the break in these galaxies may be different from that in galaxies with more massive bulges. Consistent with previous studies, we conclude that disk breaks in galaxies with small bulges may originate from bar resonances that may be also coupled with the spiral arms, or be related to star formation thresholds.


Astronomy and Astrophysics | 2004

Photometric structure of the peculiar galaxy ESO 235-G58

E. Iodice; Magda Arnaboldi; Linda S. Sparke; R. L. Buta; Kenneth C. Freeman; M. Capaccioli

We present the near-infrared and optical properties of the peculiar galaxy ESO 235-G58, which resembles a late-type ringed barred spiral seen close to face-on. However, the apparent bar of ESO 235-G58 is in reality an edge-on disk galaxy of relatively low luminosity. We have analyzed the light and color distributions of ESO 235-G58 in the NIR and optical bands and compared them with the typical properties observed for other morphological galaxy types, including polar ring galaxies. Similar properties are observed for ESO 235-G58, polar ring galaxies, and spiral galaxies, which leads us to conclude that this peculiar system is a polar-ring-related galaxy, characterized by a low inclined ring/disk structure, as pointed out by Buta & Crocker in an earlier study, rather than a barred galaxy.


arXiv: Astrophysics of Galaxies | 2015

Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S

Heikki Salo; Eija Laurikainen; Jarkko Laine; Sébastien Comerón; Dimitri A. Gadotti; R. L. Buta; Kartik Sheth; Dennis Zaritsky; Luis C. Ho; Johan H. Knapen; E. Athannassoula; Albert Bosma; Seppo Laine; Mauricio Cisternas; Taehyun Kim; Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mateos Michael Regan; Joannah L. Hinz; Armando Gil de Paz; Karin Menendez-Delmestre; Trisha Mizusawa; Santiago Erroz-Ferrer; Sharon E. Meidt; Miguel Querejeta


Archive | 2008

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Gene G. Byrd; Tobe C. B. Freeman; R. L. Buta


Archive | 2007

G). The Pipeline 4: Multi-component decomposition strategies and data release

Gene G. Byrd; Tobe C. B. Freeman; Stephen D. Howard; R. L. Buta


Archive | 2005

Resonance Rings in Early SB Galaxies: Estimating Bar Strength, Disk Star-Formation, Mass Density and M/L

Tobe C. B. Freeman; Gene G. Byrd; R. L. Buta


Archive | 2005

An Independent Determination that NGC4622's Two Outer Arms Lead

Gene G. Byrd; Tobe C. B. Freeman; R. L. Buta


Archive | 2003

Inner Resonance Ring of NGC 3081 => Bar Strength => Disk Surface Mass Density and M/L Ratio

Tobe C. B. Freeman; Gene G. Byrd; R. L. Buta

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Dimitri A. Gadotti

European Southern Observatory

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Kartik Sheth

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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Trisha Mizusawa

Florida Institute of Technology

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