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| Paper: |
Element Distributions in Barred Galaxies |
| Volume: |
147, Abundance Profiles: Diagnostic Tools for Galaxy History |
| Page: |
68 |
| Authors: |
Martin, Pierre |
| Abstract: |
In this paper, I review the evidence that the global O/H gradients in galaxies with strong bars are flatter than those of normal or weakly barred spirals. Breaks in the O/H gradients seen in some barred spirals are presented and explained in the context of young bars. Mixing in the bar region as well as the azimuthal O/H scatter in barred galaxies are also discussed. It is concluded that large-scale gas flows induced by bars play an important role in the chemical evolution of galactic systems. |
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