Abstract

We use Galaxy Zoo 2 morphologies (based on SDSS Legacy Imaging) alongside the completed Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA survey measuring H i to investigate the correlation between bar fraction and an estimate of baryonic mass fraction for a sample of nearby (z < 0.06) disk galaxies (M ⋆ > 109 M ⊙). As expected from theoretical considerations, and as seen in previous work using different samples/morphological classifications, we find clear evidence of an increase in bar fraction, particularly strong bar fraction in galaxies with larger baryonic mass fractions (i.e., heavier discs for their dark matter halo).

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