Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-02-15
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
ApJ (in press)
Scientific paper
10.1086/321422
We report FUSE far-UV spectroscopy of the prototypical dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 1705. These data allow us for the first time to probe the coronal-phase gas (T = 10E5 to 10E6 K) that may dominate the radiative cooling of the supernova-heated ISM and thereby determine the dynamical evolution of starburst-driven outflows. We detect a broad (100 km/s) and blueshifted (by 80 km/s) OVI absorption-line arising in the previously-known galactic outflow. The properties of the OVI absorption are inconsistent with the standard superbubble model in which this gas arises in a conductive interface inside the outer shell. We show that the superbubble in NGC 1705 is blowing out of the galaxy ISM. During blow-out, coronal-phase gas can be created by hydrodynamical mixing as hot gas rushes out through fissures in the fragmenting shell of cool gas. As the coronal gas cools radiatively, it can naturally produce the observed OVI column density and outflow speed. The OVI data show that the cooling rate in the coronal-phase gas is less than about 10% of the supernova heating rate. Since the X-ray luminosity from hotter gas is even smaller, we conclude that radiative losses are insignificant. The outflow should be able to vent its metals and kinetic energy out of the galaxy. This process has potentially important implications for the evolution of dwarf galaxies and the IGM.
Calzetti Daniela
Heckman Timothy M.
Leitherer Cl.
Martin Christopher L.
Meurer Gerhardt R.
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