Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978apj...224...32m&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 224, Aug. 15, 1978, p. 32-38.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
38
Astronomical Models, Dynamic Stability, Galactic Structure, Halos, Stellar Motions, Astrodynamics, Disks (Shapes), Fourier Analysis, Galactic Rotation
Scientific paper
Results are reported for a series of disk-galaxy simulations carried out as part of a systematic search for disk-galaxy models that show little change over the time of several galactic rotations. Systems in a given fixed external field, such as might be provided by a massive halo, are considered. The analysis is performed in terms of two parameters: the fraction of the total mass that resides in the active disk and the velocity dispersion in the active disk. The amount of halo mass required to stabilize a disk with a given velocity dispersion is investigated along with the question of whether any amount of halo mass can stabilize a completely 'cold' disk galaxy. The experimental results are quoted as growth rates estimated from plots of the amplitudes of Fourier analyses of the density in each of a set of narrow annuli, and systematic trends in the dependence of growth rates on the adjustable parameters are examined. It is shown that a massive inert halo contributes to the stability of disk-galaxy models, but some velocity dispersion is required.
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