Galaxies with conspicuous optical warps
Vladimir P. Reshetnikov, Aleksandr V. Mosenkov, Alexei V. Moiseev,, Sergey S. Kotov, Sergey S. Savchenko

TL;DR
This study analyzes the structure and warps of 13 edge-on spiral galaxies, revealing that tidal interactions likely cause their prominent optical warps, with detailed measurements of warp angles and asymmetries.
Contribution
It provides the first detailed photometric and kinematic analysis of galaxies with prominent optical warps, linking warp characteristics to environmental factors and dark halo mass.
Findings
Maximum warp angles are about 20 degrees.
Warps typically start 2-3 disc scale lengths from the center.
Stronger warps are closer to the galaxy center.
Abstract
In this paper, we present results of a photometric and kinematic study for a sample of 13 edge-on spiral galaxies with pronounced integral-shape warps of their stellar discs. The global structure of the galaxies is analyzed on the basis of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) imaging, in the g, r and i passbands. Spectroscopic observations are obtained with the 6-m Special Astrophysical Observatory telescope. In general, galaxies of the sample are typical bright spiral galaxies satisfying the Tully-Fisher relation. Most of the galaxies reside in dense spatial environments and, therefore, tidal encounters are the most probable mechanism for generating their stellar warps. We carried out a detailed analysis of the galaxies and their warps and obtained the following main results: (i) maximum angles of stellar warps in our sample are about 20{\deg}; (ii) warps start, on average, between 2…
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