Jet-Induced Star Formation

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2003-12-10

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312282v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Invited Review IAU Symp 217 'Recycling Intergalactic and Interstellar Matter', 8 pages, 5 figures

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Jets from radio galaxies can have dramatic effects on the medium through which they propagate. We review observational evidence for jet-induced star formation in low ('FR-I') and high ('FR-II') luminosity radio galaxies, at low and high redshifts respectively. We then discuss numerical simulations which are aimed to explain a jet-induced starburst ('Minkowski's Object') in the nearby FR-I type radio galaxy NGC 541. We conclude that jets can induce star formation in moderately dense (10 cm-3), warm (10,000 K) gas; that this may be more common in the dense environments of forming, active galaxies; and that this may provide a mechanism for 'positive' feedback from AGN in the galaxy formation process.

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