Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aas...21724505f&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #217, #245.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
A more complete understanding of the multiphase nature of galactic winds is necessary to constrain the dominant carriers of mass and energy. Recent studies of near-infrared lines of molecular hydrogen in the galactic wind of M82 have revealed that the warm H2 is extended more than 3 kpc from the nucleus of the galaxy. This project used Gemini NIR spectroscopy to study the velocity structure of the warm molecular hydrogen, which in turn provides information on the dynamical importance of this newly-discovered, extended phase. We also present near-infrared shock diagnostics of the M82 wind. This work was conducted by a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) position at the University of Hawai'i's Institute for Astronomy and funded by the NSF.
Fuchs Joshua
Rupke David
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