Kinematic Asymmetries in a Broad Galaxy Sample
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asymmetriesasymmetrybroadgalaxiesgalaxykinematicrotationsample
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We analyze asymmetries in the gas rotation curves of 113 galaxies drawn from the Nearby Field Galaxy Survey, spanning a broad range of luminosities and morphologies. If the origin of the rotation curve is chosen to minimize the asymmetry, then ~23% of sample galaxies show asymmetry >5% within 1.3r_e. However, not all gas kinematic asymmetries indicate asymmetries in the underlying potential.
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