Galaxy Zoo: comparing the demographics of spiral arm number and a new method for correcting redshift bias

The majority of galaxies in the local Universe exhibit spiral structure with a variety of forms. Many galaxies possess two prominent spiral arms, some have more, while others display a many-armed flocculent appearance. Spiral arms are associated with enhanced gas content and star formation in the di...

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Main Authors: Hart, Ross E., Bamford, Steven P., Willett, Kyle W., Masters, Karen L., Cardamone, Carolin, Lintott, Chris J., Mackay, Robert J., Nichol, Robert C., Rosslowe, Christopher K., Simmons, Brooke D., Smethurst, Rebecca J.
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Published: Oxford University Press 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39620/