Fountain-driven gas accretion by the Milky Way
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2015-05-30 v1
Abstract
Accretion of fresh gas at a rate of ~ 1 M_{sun} yr^{-1} is necessary in star-forming disc galaxies, such as the Milky Way, in order to sustain their star-formation rates. In this work we present the results of a new hydrodynamic simulation supporting the scenario in which the gas required for star formation is drawn from the hot corona that surrounds the star-forming disc. In particular, the cooling of this hot gas and its accretion on to the disc are caused by the passage of cold galactic fountain clouds through the corona.
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@article{arxiv.1110.3613,
title = {Fountain-driven gas accretion by the Milky Way},
author = {F. Marinacci and F. Fraternali and J. Binney and C. Nipoti and L. Ciotti and P. Londrillo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.3613},
year = {2015}
}
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2 pages, 1 figure. To appear in the proceedings of the conference "Assembling the Puzzle of the Milky Way", Le Grand-Bornand 17-22 April 2011, European Physical Journal, editors C. Reyl\'e, A. Robin and M. Schultheis