A systematic investigation of edge-on starburst galaxies: Evidence for supernova-driven superwinds

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Accretion Disks, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Infrared Radiation, Sky Surveys (Astronomy), Star Formation, Starburst Galaxies, Stellar Winds, Brightness, Imaging Techniques, Isolation, Narrowband

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We are completing a project designed to realistically assess the global/cosmological significance of superwinds by attempting to systematize our understanding of them (determine their incidence rate and the dependence of their properties on the star-formation that drives them). Specifically, we are analyzing data from an optical spectroscopic and narrow-band imaging survey of an infrared flux-limited sample of about 50 starburst galaxies whose stellar disks are viewed nearly edge-on. This edge-on orientation is crucial because the relevant properties of the superwind can be far more easily measured when the flow is seen in isolation against the sky rather than projected onto the much brighter gas associated with the starburst galaxy itself.

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