Polar-structure galaxies (PSGs) are rare galaxies containing orthogonal components to the main galactic disk. They frequently contain formation-mechanism tracers called low-surface-brightness (LSB) features, which are dim features that can form from interactions between a galaxy and its environment. This poster summarizes a developing paper analyzing the LSB features in PSGs. Ultimately, we find that LSB features are significantly more common in PSGs than in non-PSG galaxies.
BYU REU Final Poster V2.pdf (981.1 KB)
Stay tuned for the paper, to be submitted for publication in August!