Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-09-05
Astrophys.J.631:L37-L40,2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
1 figure; to be published in 2005 Sep 20 issue of ApJL
Scientific paper
10.1086/496973
Several recent studies have determined that large quantities of neutral gas are outflowing from the nuclei of almost all infrared-luminous galaxies. These measurements show that winds in infrared-luminous galaxies play a significant role in the evolution of galaxies and the intergalactic medium at redshifts z > 1, when infrared-luminous galaxies dominated the star formation rate of the universe. These conclusions rely on moderate resolution spectra (FWHM > 65 km/s) of the NaI D absorption line and the assumption that there are no unresolved, saturated velocity components. For the first time, we present high resolution spectra (FWHM = 13 km/s) of massive, infrared-luminous galaxies. The five galaxies in our sample are known to host outflows on the basis of previous observations. With the present observations, all NaI D velocity components are resolved with tau(NaI D1 5896 A) < 6. The column densities we measure are consistent within the errors with those measured from moderate-resolution observations. This confirms that the mass, momentum, and energy of outflowing gas in infrared-luminous galaxies have been measured correctly by previous studies.
Rupke David S.
Veilleux Sylvain
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