Session 72. Properties and Structure of Extragalactic Systems

Oral, Tuesday, January 8, 2002, 10:00-11:30am, Georgetown East

72.01 Are Gas-Rich Ellipticals/S0s Forming Stars?

A. M. N. Ferguson, J. M. van der Hulst (Kapteyn Institute, Groningen), J. H. van Gorkom (Columbia University, New York)

72.02 A survey of low density early-type galaxies in low density environments.

R. Davies (Durham University, UK.), H. Kuntschner (ESO, Garching.), R. J. Smith (P. Univ. Catolica de Chile.), M. M. Colless, R. Kaldare (RSAA, ANU, Canberra.), A. Vazdekis (IAC, Tenerife.)

72.03 Light Profiles and Fine Structure in Nine Isolated Elliptical Galaxies

C.E. Aars, P.M. Marcum (TCU), M.N. Fanelli (UNT)

72.04 Gas Dynamics and Star Formation in the Grand-Design Spiral NGC 5248

S. Jogee (Caltech), S. Laine (STScI), I. Shlosman (JILA), N. Z. Scoville (Caltech), J. H. Knapen (ING/U. Herts), P. Englmaier (MPE), C. D. Wilson (Mc Master)

72.05 CO in Low Surface Brightness Galaxies

Karen O'Neil (NAIC/Arecibo Observatory*), P. Hofner (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras), E. Schinnerer (Caltech)

72.06 The Molecular Gas Distribution in two Polar Ring Galaxies

E. Schinnerer, N.Z. Scoville (Caltech)

72.07 Star formation and the bar environment

K Sheth, N.Z. Scoville (Caltech)

72.08 Bar-driven Density Waves in the Galactic Central Regions

D.C.C. Yen, C. Yuan (Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC)

72.09 The Formation Mechanism of Nuclear Rings

M. W. Regan (STScI), P. J. Teuben (University of Maryland)