Boxy/Peanut bulges and stellar bars
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Boxy/peanut bulges in disc galaxies have been associated to stellar bars. We analyse their properties in a large sample of $N$-body simulations, using different methods to measure their strength, shape and possible asymmetry, and then inter-compare the results. Some of these methods can be applied to both simulations and observations. In particular, we seek correlations between bar and peanut properties, which, when applied to real galaxies, will give information on bars in edge-on galaxies, and on peanuts in face-on galaxies.
4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the conference `Pathways through an Eclectic Universe', J.H. Knapen, T.J. Mahoney, and A. Vazdekis eds., ASP Conf. Series, 2007
4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the conference `Pathways through an Eclectic Universe', J.H. Knapen, T.J. Mahoney, and A. Vazdekis eds., ASP Conf. Series, 2007