Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-02-23
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.371:451-458,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepted by MNRAS; Appendix A added, Discussion expanded
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10679.x
When integrals in the standard Tremaine-Weinberg method are evaluated for the case of a realistic model of a doubly barred galaxy, their modifications introduced by the second rotating pattern are in accord with what can be derived from a simple extension of that method, based on separation of tracer's density. This extension yields a qualitative argument that discriminates between prograde and retrograde inner bars. However, the estimate of the value of inner bar's pattern speed requires further assumptions. When this extension of the Tremaine-Weinberg method is applied to the recent observation of the doubly barred galaxy NGC 2950, it indicates that the inner bar there is counter-rotating, possibly with the pattern speed of -140 +/- 50 km/s/arcsec. The occurrence of counter-rotating inner bars can constrain theories of galaxy formation.
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