Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 1999
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PhD Thesis, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, (1999)
Computer Science
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Galaxies, Edge-On, Interactions, Merger, Structure, Evolution
Scientific paper
A detailed statistical study is presented focused on the effects of minor mergers and tidal interactions on the radial and vertical structure of galactic disks. The fundamental disk parameters of 112 highly-inclined/edge-on galaxies are studied in optical and in near-infrared passbands. This sample consists of two subsamples of 65 non-interacting and 47 interacting/merging galaxies. Additionally, 41 of these galaxies were observed in the near-infrared. A 3-dimensional disk modelling and -fitting procedure was applied in order to analyze and to compare characteristic disk parameters of all sample galaxies. Furthermore, n-body simulations were performed in order to study the influence of minor mergers in the mass range Msat/Mdisk 0.1 on the vertical structure of disks in spiral galaxies. In particular, the dependence of vertical, tidally-triggered disk thickening on initial disk parameters is investigated. The quantitative results of both simulation and observation are compared in order to find similarities in the distribution of characteristic disk parameters.
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