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Reynier Peletier

Researcher at Kapteyn Astronomical Institute

Publications -  162
Citations -  4776

Reynier Peletier is an academic researcher from Kapteyn Astronomical Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Galaxy & Star formation. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 162 publications receiving 4126 citations. Previous affiliations of Reynier Peletier include University of Nottingham & University of Groningen.

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Star formation history of barred disc galaxies

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of bars on the evolution of galaxy discs through the study of their stellar content has been investigated, showing that the young, dynamically cold, structures produced by the presence of the bar are responsible for shaping the bulges' age and metallicity gradients, as suggested by Peletier et al.