Gas and stars kinematics in disc galaxies

We discuss the properties of each sample galaxy, distinguishing between those characterized by regular or peculiar kinematics. In early-type disc galaxies, ionized gas tends to rotate faster than stars and to have a lower velocity dispersion (V_g_>V_*_ and {sigma}_g_<{sigma}_*_), whereas in late-type spirals, gas and stars show almost the same rotation velocities and velocity dispersions (V_g_=~V_*_ and {sigma}_g_=~{sigma}_*_).

Incorporating the early-type disc galaxies studied by Bertola et al. (1995ApJ...448L..13B), Fisher (1997, Cat. <J/AJ/113/950>) and Corsini et al. (1999, Cat. <J/A+A/342/671>), we have compiled a sample of some 40 galaxies for which the major-axis radial profiles of both the stellar and gaseous components have been measured. The value of {sigma}_*_ measured at R_e_/4 turns out to be strongly correlated with the galaxy morphological type, while {sigma}_g_ is not and sometimes takes values above the range expected from thermal motions or small-scale turbulence.