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We study stellar-halo formation using six Milky Way-mass galaxies in FIRE-2 cosmological zoom simulations. We find that $5-40\%$ of the outer ($50-300$ kpc) stellar halo in each system consists of $\textit{in-situ}$ stars that were born in…

Models of the chemical evolution of the interstellar medium, galaxies, and the Universe rely on our understanding of the amounts and chemical composition of the material returned by stars and supernovae. Stellar yields are obtained from…

Molecular outflows in the form of wide-angle winds and/or well-collimated jets are associated with young stellar objects of all luminosities. Independent studies have established that the mass outflow rate is proportional to L_bol^0.6 for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 D. S. Shepherd

We predict the evolution of giant clumps undergoing star-driven outflows in high-z gravitationally unstable disk galaxies. We find that the mass loss is expected to occur through a steady wind over many tens of free-fall times (t_ff ~ 10…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Avishai Dekel , Mark R. Krumholz

Outflows form an integral component in regulating the gas cycling in and out of galaxies, although their impact on the galaxy hosts is still poorly understood. Here we present an analysis of 405 high mass (log…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-02-26 Guido Roberts-Borsani , Amélie Saintonge , Karen L. Masters , David V. Stark

Studying outflows from young massive star-forming clusters allows one to deduce physical processes that lead to the formation of the most massive stars. I will review the current state of high-spatial-resolution interferometric (sub-)mm…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. Beuther

We probe the spatial distribution of outflowing gas along four lines of sight separated by up to 6 kpc in a gravitationally-lensed star-forming galaxy at z=1.70. Using MgII and FeII emission and absorption as tracers, we find that the…

(Abridged) The question of how most stars in the Universe form remains open. While star formation predominantly occurs in young massive clusters, the current framework focuses on isolated star formation. One way to access the bulk of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-11-23 K. M. Dutkowska , L. E. Kristensen

We discuss recent progress in understanding the launching of outflows/jets from the disc-magnetosphere boundary of slowly and rapidly rotating magnetized stars. In most of the discussed models the interior of the disc is assumed to have a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-06 R. V. E. Lovelace , M. M. Romanova , P. Lii

The ngVLA will obtain breakthrough observations of the cold phases (molecular and atomic) of galactic outflows. These observations will be key to study the driving mechanisms of cold winds, the fate of the gas, the mass-loss rates, the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-17 Alberto D. Bolatto , Lee Armus , Adam K. Leroy , Sylvain Veilleux , Fabian Walter , Richard Mushotzky

We identify a molecular bubble, and study the star formation and its feedback in the S Mon region, using multiple molecular lines, young stellar objects (YSOs), and infrared data. We revisit the distance to S Mon, ~722+/-9 pc, using Gaia…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-02-01 Dejian Liu , Ye Xu , YingJie Li , Zehao Lin , Chaojie Hao , WenJin Yang , Jingjing Li , Xinrong Liu , Yiwei Dong , Shuaibo Bian , and Deyun Kong

Galactic outflows are known to consist of several gas phases, however, so far the connection between these multiple phases has been investigated little and only in a few objects. In this paper, we analyse MUSE/VLT data of 26 local (U)LIRGs…

Supernovae (SNe) drive multiphase galactic outflows, impacting galaxy formation; however, cosmological simulations mostly use \textit{ad hoc} feedback models for outflows, making outflow-related predictions from first principles…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-04 Miao Li , Greg L. Bryan

The molecular gas in galaxies traces both the fuel for star formation and the processes that can enhance or suppress star formation. Observations of the molecular gas state can thus point to when and why galaxies stop forming stars. In this…

Stars form from cold molecular interstellar gas. Since this is relatively rare in the local Universe, galaxies like the Milky Way form only a few new stars per year. Typical massive galaxies in the distant Universe formed stars an order of…

Powerful winds driven by active galactic nuclei (AGN) are often invoked to play a fundamental role in the evolution of both supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and their host galaxies, quenching star formation and explaining the tight…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-26 F. Tombesi , M. Melendez , S. Veilleux , J. N. Reeves , E. Gonzalez-Alfonso , C. S. Reynolds

We show that the winds identified with high-redshift low-mass galaxies may strongly affect the formation of stars in more massive galaxies that form later. With 3D realizations of a simple linear growth model we track gas shocking, metal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Evan Scannapieco , Tom Broadhurst

We examine the effects of galaxy outflows on the formation of dwarf galaxies in numerical simulations of the high-redshift Universe. Using a Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic code, we conduct two detailed simulations of a (5.2 Mpc/h)^3…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Evan Scannapieco , Robert J. Thacker , Marc Davis

We present hydrodynamical simulations of major mergers of galaxies and study the effects of winds produced by active galactic nuclei (AGN) on interstellar gas in the AGN's host galaxy. We consider winds with initial velocities ~ 10,000 km/s…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Jackson DeBuhr , Eliot Quataert , Chung-Pei Ma

Numerical simulations of outflows formed during the collapse of 100 M_sun cloud cores are presented. We derive a generalised criterion from MHD wind theory to analyse the launching mechanism of these outflows. The criterion is successfully…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 D. Seifried , R. E. Pudritz , R. Banerjee , D. Duffin , R. S. Klessen