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We analyze 330 ks of {\it Chandra} X-ray imaging and spectra of the nearby, edge-on starburst and Seyfert Type 2 galaxy NGC 4945 to measure the hot gas properties along the galactic outflows. We extract and model spectra from 15 regions…

We develop a simple analytical model that tracks galactic metallicities governed by star formation and feedback to gain insight from the observed galaxy stellar mass-metallicity relations over a large range of stellar masses and redshifts.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-06 Yu Lu , Guillermo A. Blanc , Andrew Benson

We report on the results of an analysis of XMM-Newton observations of MS0735+7421, the galaxy cluster which hosts the most energetic AGN outburst currently known. The previous Chandra image shows twin giant X-ray cavities (~200 kpc…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Myriam Gitti , Brian R. McNamara , Paul E. J. Nulsen , Michael W. Wise

We explore the relationship between the metallicity of the intracluster gas in clusters of galaxies, determined by X-ray spectroscopy, and the presence of cooling flows. Using ASCA spectra and ROSAT images, we demonstrate a clear…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 S. W. Allen , A. C. Fabian

The impact of stochastic gas motions on the metal distribution in cluster core is evaluated. Peaked abundance profiles are a characteristic feature of clusters with cool cores and abundance peaks are likely associated with the brightest…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 P. Rebusco , E. Churazov , H. Boehringer , W. Forman

Central molecular outflows in spiral galaxies are assumed to modulate their host galaxy's star formation rate by removing gas from the inner region of the galaxy. Outflows consisting of different gas phases appear to be a common feature in…

A 227 ksec Chandra Observatory X-ray image of the hot plasma in the Hydra A cluster has revealed an extensive cavity system. The system was created by a continuous outflow or a series of bursts from the nucleus of the central galaxy over…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 M. W. Wise , B. R. McNamara , P. E. J. Nulsen , J. C. Houck , L. P. David

We present semi-analytic models of galactic outflows, constrained by available observations on high redshift star formation and reionization. Galactic outflows are modeled in a manner akin to models of stellar wind blown bubbles. Large…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Saumyadip Samui , Kandaswamy Subramanian , Raghunathan Srianand

Many star-forming galaxies and those hosting active galactic nuclei (AGN) show evidence of massive outflows of material in a variety of phases including ionized, neutral atomic, and molecular. Molecular outflows in particular have been the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-02-15 Alex McDaniel , Marco Ajello , Chris Karwin

Outflows driven by active galactic nuclei (AGN) are an important channel for accreting supermassive black holes (SMBHs) to interact with their host galaxies and clusters. Properties of the outflows are however poorly constrained due to the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-01-05 Yu Qiu , Brian R. McNamara , Tamara Bogdanovic , Kohei Inayoshi , Luis C. Ho

Galactic outflows of low ionization, cool gas are ubiquitous in local starburst galaxies, and in the majority of galaxies at high redshift. How these cool outflows arise is still in question. Hot gas from supernovae has long been suspected…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Norman Murray , Brice Ménard , Todd A. Thompson

Galaxy-scale outflows are nowadays observed in many active galactic nuclei (AGNs); however, their characterisation in terms of (multi-) phase nature, amount of flowing material, effects on the host galaxy, is still unsettled. In particular,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-10-25 Michele Perna , Giorgio Lanzuisi , Marcella Brusa , Giovanni Cresci , Marco Mignoli

Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed X-ray cavities in many nearby cooling flow clusters. The cavities trace feedback from the central active galactic nulceus (AGN) on the intracluster medium (ICM), an important ingredient in stabilizing…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 L. Birzan , D. A. Rafferty , B. R. McNamara , P. E. J. Nulsen , M. W. Wise

The cluster soft excess emission indicates the presence of large amounts of warm gas (T ~ 10^6 K) in the neighborhood of galaxy clusters. Among the clusters that display this phenomenon is the Coma cluster, the nearest rich galaxy cluster.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Bonamente , R. Lieu , J. P. D. Mittaz

What is the contribution of mass, metals and energy from starburst galaxies to the Intergalactic Medium? Starburst galaxies drive galactic-scale outflows or "superwinds" that may be responsible for removing metals from galaxies and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-18 David K. Strickland , Ann Hornschemeier , Andrew Ptak , Eric Schlegel , Christy Tremonti , Takeshi Tsuru , Ralph Tuellmann , Andreas Zezas

We reveal the importance of ongoing in-situ star formation in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy in the massive cool-core CLASH cluster MACS 1931.8-2635 at z=0.35. Using a multi-wavelength approach, we assess the stellar and warm ionized medium…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-05-05 B. I. Ciocan , B. L. Ziegler , M. Verdugo , P. Papaderos , K. Fogarty , M. Donahue , M. Postman

We investigate the interactions of high-redshift galaxy outflows with low-mass virialized (Tvir < 10,000K) clouds of primordial composition. While atomic cooling allows star formation in larger primordial objects, such "minihalos" are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Evan Scannapieco , Jon Weisheit , Francis Harlow

We study the properties of massive, galactic-scale outflows of molecular gas and investigate their impact on galaxy evolution. We present new IRAM PdBI CO(1-0) observations of local ULIRGs and QSO hosts: clear signature of massive and…

The hot plasma permeating clusters of galaxies often shows a central peak in the X-ray surface brightness that is coincident with a drop in entropy. This is taken as evidence for a cooling flow where the radiative cooling in the central…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Marcus Brueggen , Christian R. Kaiser

We examine atmospheric heating by radio active galactic nuclei (AGN) in distant X-ray clusters by cross correlating clusters selected from the 400 Square Degree (400SD) X-ray Cluster survey with radio sources in the NRAO VLA Sky Survey.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 C. -J. Ma , B. R. McNamara , P. E. J. Nulsen , R. Schaffer , A. Vikhlinin