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Using a 1D Lagrangian code specifically designed to assess the impact of multiple, time-resolved supernovae (SNe) from a single star cluster on the surrounding medium, we test three commonly used feedback recipes: delayed cooling (e.g.,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-08 Eric S. Gentry , Piero Madau , Mark R. Krumholz

Stars form in cold, dense clouds embedded in galactic discs, but whether their formation is primarily regulated by gravitational collapse, turbulence, or stellar feedback remains unclear. Using four high-resolution dwarf galaxy simulations…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-16 D. Whitworth , E. Vázquez-Semadeni , J. Ballesteros-Paredes , G. O. Gómez

Energy and momentum feedback from stars is a key element of models for galaxy formation and interstellar medium dynamics, but resolving the relevant length scales to directly include this feedback remain out of reach of current-generation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-10 Yvonne A. Fichtner , Jonathan Mackey , Luca Grassitelli , Emilio Romano-Díaz , Cristiano Porciani

We present a model for star formation and supernova feedback that describes the multi-phase structure of star forming gas on scales that are typically not resolved in cosmological simulations. Our approach includes radiative heating and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-08-19 Volker Springel , Lars Hernquist

We introduce the Stars and MUltiphase Gas in GaLaxiEs -- SMUGGLE model, an explicit and comprehensive stellar feedback model for the moving-mesh code arepo. This novel sub-resolution model resolves the multiphase gas structure of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-09-25 Federico Marinacci , Laura V. Sales , Mark Vogelsberger , Paul Torrey , Volker Springel

We perform high resolution N-body+SPH simulations of isolated Milky-Way-like galaxies and major mergers between them, to investigate the effect of feedback from both an active galactic nucleus (AGN) and supernovae on the galaxy's evolution.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Richard D. A. Newton , Scott T. Kay

The goal of this work is to to investigate different numerical approaches and to introduce a new, physically-based sub-grid model for the ISM physics, including a treatment of star formation and Type II supernovae energy feedback (MUPPI,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-04-09 Martina Giovalli

Feedback from supernovae is an essential aspect of galaxy formation. In order to improve subgrid models of feedback we perform a series of numerical experiments to investigate how supernova explosions power galactic winds. We use the Flash…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-12 Peter Creasey , Tom Theuns , Richard G. Bower

We present a new (semi-)analytic model for feedback in galaxy formation. The ISM is modeled as a two-phase medium in pressure equilibrium. The remnants of exploding type II SNe percolate into super-bubbles (SBs) that sweep the ISM, heating…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 P. Monaco

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

We present a detailed investigation of different approaches to modeling feedback in simulations of galaxy formation. Gas-dynamic forces are evaluated using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) while star formation and supernova feedback…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-04 R. J. Thacker , H. M. P. Couchman

We describe a new method for adding a prescribed amount of kinetic energy to simulated gas modeled on a cartesian grid by directly altering grid cells' mass and velocity in a distributed fashion. The method is explored in the context of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-19 Christine M. Simpson , Greg L. Bryan , Cameron Hummels , Jeremiah P. Ostriker

In order to better understand the relationship between feedback and galactic chemical evolution, we have developed a new model for stellar feedback at grid resolutions of only a few parsecs in global disk simulations, using the adaptive…

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

We present an analytic model for clustered supernovae (SNe) feedback in galaxy disks, incorporating the dynamical evolution of superbubbles formed from spatially overlapping SNe remnants. We propose two realistic outcomes for the evolution…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-06-29 Matthew E. Orr , Drummond B. Fielding , Christopher C. Hayward , Blakesley Burkhart

We present a novel method for including the effects of early (pre-supernova) feedback in simulations of galaxy evolution. Rather than building a model which attempts to match idealized, small-scale simulations or analytic approximations, we…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-06-29 Benjamin W. Keller , J. M. Diederik Kruijssen , Mélanie Chevance

Understanding how galaxies maintain the inefficiency of star formation with physically self-consistent models is a central problem for galaxy evolution. Although numerous theoretical models have been proposed in recent decades, the debate…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-10-24 Ya-Ping Li , Feng Yuan , Houjun Mo , Doosoo Yoon , Zhao-Ming Gan , Luis C. Ho , Bo Wang , Jeremiah P. Ostriker , Luca Ciotti

Supernova (SN) explosions are a major feedback mechanism regulating star formation in galaxies through their momentum input. We review the observations of SNRs in radiative stages in the Milky Way to validate the theoretical results on the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-12-16 Bon-Chul Koo , Chang-Goo Kim , Sangwook Park , Eve C. Ostriker

We use magnetohydrodynamical simulations of converging warm neutral medium flows to analyse the formation and global evolution of magnetised and turbulent molecular clouds subject to supernova feedback from massive stars. We show that…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-04-27 Bastian Körtgen , Daniel Seifried , Robi Banerjee , Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni , Manuel Zamora-Avilés

We use high-resolution cosmological simulations to compare the effect of bursty star formation histories on dwarf galaxy structure for two different subgrid supernovae (SNe) feedback models in dwarf galaxies with stellar masses from $5000…

Star clusters host the massive stars responsible for feedback in star-forming galaxies. Stellar feedback shapes the interstellar medium (ISM), affecting the formation of future star clusters. To self-consistently capture the interplay…