Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-07-05
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, in the proceedings of "Chemical Enrichment of the ICM and IGM", Vulcano, Italy, May 2001. Some typos corrected in th
Scientific paper
I provide an observational review of the properties of starburst-driven galactic superwinds, focusing mainly on recent results pertinent to the transport of metals and energy into the IGM. Absorption-line studies are providing rich kinematic information on both neutral and ionized gas in superwinds, with observed mass flow rates similar to the star formation rate and outflow velocities comparable to or greater than the escape velocity. FUSE observations of the Ovi doublet provide previously unattainable information regarding outflow velocities and radiative cooling rates in hot gas at T \sim 3\times 10^{5} K. Emission from gas at temperatures of 10^{4} K and \sim 5 \times 10^{6} K is now being studied with unprecedented spatial resolution using HST and Chandra, tracing the complex interaction of the still-invisible wind of SN-ejecta with the ambient ISM entrained into these outflows. I discuss the implications of these observations for our understanding of starburst-driven outflows.
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