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Photoelectric heating has long been recognized as the primary source of heating for the neutral interstellar medium. Simulations of spiral galaxies found some indication that photoelectric heating could suppress star formation. However,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-05-04 John C. Forbes , Mark R. Krumholz , Nathan J. Goldbaum , Avishai Dekel

Supernovae (SN), the most energetic stellar feedback mechanism, are crucial for regulating the interstellar medium (ISM) and launching galactic winds. We explore how supernova remnants (SNRs) create a multiphase medium by performing 3D…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-11-18 Miao Li , Jeremiah P. Ostriker , Renyue Cen , Greg L. Bryan , Thorsten Naab

Effective stellar feedback is used in models of galaxy formation to drive realistic galaxy evolution. Models typically include energy injection from supernovae as the dominant form of stellar feedback, often in some form of sub-grid recipe.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-17 Andrew Emerick , Greg L. Bryan , Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

Using high-resolution simulations from the FIRE-2 (Feedback In Realistic Environments) project, we study the effects of discreteness in stellar feedback processes on the evolution of galaxies and the properties of the interstellar medium…

The hydrodynamic state of the interstellar medium (ISM) heated and randomly stirred by supernovae (SNe) is investigated. We use a three-dimensional non-ideal hydrodynamic ISM model in a domain extending 0.5 x 0.5 kpc horizontally and 2 kpc…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-12-04 Frederick Gent , Maarit J. Mantere , Anvar Shukurov , Andrew Fletcher , Graeme R. Sarson

Supernova (SN) feedback is one of the key processes shaping the interstellar medium (ISM) of galaxies. SNe contribute to (and in some cases may dominate) driving turbulence in the ISM and accelerating galactic winds. Modern cosmological…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-11 Davide Martizzi , Claude-Andre Faucher-Giguere , Eliot Quataert

Photoelectric heating (PEH) influences the temperature and density of the interstellar medium (ISM), and potentially also affecting star formation. PEH is expected to have a stronger effect on massive galaxies, as they host larger dust…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-09-18 Omima Osman , Kenji Bekki , Luca Cortese

We present a suite of high resolution radiation hydrodynamic simulations of a small patch ($1 \ {\rm kpc}^2$) of the inter-stellar medium (ISM) performed with Arepo-RT, with the aim to quantify the efficacy of various feedback processes…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-08 Rahul Kannan , Federico Marinacci , Christine M. Simpson , Simon C. O. Glover , Lars Hernquist

It is often understood that supernova (SN) feedback in galaxies is responsible for regulating star formation and generating gaseous outflows. However, a detailed look at their effect on the local interstellar medium (ISM) on small mass…

We present magnetohydrodynamic simulations of star formation in the multiphase interstellar medium to quantify the impact of non-ionising far-ultraviolet (FUV) radiation within the \textsc{Silcc Project} simulation framework. Our study…

We use vertically-resolved numerical hydrodynamic simulations to study star formation and the interstellar medium (ISM) in galactic disks. We focus on outer disk regions where diffuse HI dominates, with gas surface densities Sigma_SFR=3-20…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 Chang-Goo Kim , Woong-Tae Kim , Eve C. Ostriker

Using 3-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of isolated dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs), we undertake an analysis of the chemical properties of their inner regions, identifying the respective roles played by Type Ia (SNe Ia) and Type…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Marcolini , A. D'Ercole , G. Battaglia , B. K. Gibson

We develop a model for regulation of galactic star formation rates Sigma_SFR in disk galaxies, in which ISM heating by stellar UV plays a key role. By requiring simultaneous thermal and (vertical) dynamical equilibrium in the diffuse gas,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Eve C. Ostriker , Christopher F. McKee , Adam K. Leroy

Massive, young stars are the main source of energy that maintains multiphase structure and turbulence in the interstellar medium (ISM), and without this "feedback" the star formation rate (SFR) would be much higher than is observed. Rapid…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-03-28 Chang-Goo Kim , Jeong-Gyu Kim , Munan Gong , Eve C. Ostriker

We present the results of a variety of simulations concerning the evolution of multiphase (inhomogeneous) hot interstellar medium (ISM) in elliptical galaxies. We assume the gases ejected from stars do not mix globally with the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Yutaka Fujita , Junji Fukumoto , Katsuya Okoshi

We present simulations of the multi-phase interstellar medium (ISM) at solar neighbourhood conditions including thermal and non-thermal ISM processes, star cluster formation, and feedback from massive stars: stellar winds, hydrogen ionising…

(Abridged) Heating of the interstellar medium by multiple supernovae (SNe) explosions is at the heart of producing galaxy-scale outflows. We use hydrodynamical simulations to study the efficiency of multiple SNe in heating the interstellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Evgenii O. Vasiliev , Biman B. Nath , Yuri Shchekinov

We present three-dimensional radiation-hydrodynamical simulations of the impact of stellar winds, photoelectric heating, photodissociating and photoionising radiation, and supernovae on the chemical composition and star formation in a…

The energy and momentum feedback from young stars has a profound impact on the interstellar medium (ISM), including heating and driving turbulence in the neutral gas that fuels future star formation. Recent theory has argued that this leads…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 Chang-Goo Kim , Eve C. Ostriker , Woong-Tae Kim

Star formation in galaxies is regulated by dynamical and thermal processes. The photoelectric effect on small dust grains usually dominates the heating of the star-forming neutral atomic gas reservoir in metal-rich galaxies, while the lower…

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