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DUVET: sub-kiloparsec resolved star formation driven outflows in a sample of local starbursting disc galaxies.
- Source :
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; Jan2025, Vol. 536 Issue 2, p1799-1821, 23p
- Publication Year :
- 2025
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Abstract
- We measure resolved (kiloparsec-scale) outflow properties in a sample of 10 starburst galaxies from the Deep near-UV observations of Entrained gas in Turbulent (DUVET) galaxies sample, using Keck/KCWI observations of H |$\beta$| and [O iii ] |$\lambda$| 5007. We measure |$\sim 460$| lines of sight that contain outflows, and use these to study scaling relationships of outflow velocity (|$v_{\rm out}$|), mass-loading factor (|$\eta$| ; mass outflow rate per star formation rate) and mass flux (|$\dot{\Sigma }_{\rm out}$| ; mass outflow rate per area) with co-located star formation rate surface density (|$\Sigma _{\rm SFR}$|) and stellar mass surface density (|$\Sigma _{\ast }$|). We find strong, positive correlations of |$\dot{\Sigma }_{\rm out} \propto \Sigma _{\rm SFR}^{1.2}$| and |$\dot{\Sigma }_{\rm out} \propto \Sigma _{\ast }^{1.5}$|. We also find shallow correlations between |$v_{\rm out}$| and both |$\Sigma _{\rm SFR}$| and |$\Sigma _{\ast }$|. Our resolved observations do not suggest a threshold in outflows with |$\Sigma _{\rm SFR}$| , but rather we find that the local specific star formation rate (|$\Sigma _{\rm SFR}/\Sigma _\ast$|) is a better predictor of where outflows are detected. We find that outflows are very common above |$\Sigma _{\rm SFR}/\Sigma _\ast \gtrsim 0.1$| Gyr |$^{-1}$| and rare below this value. We argue that our results are consistent with a picture in which outflows are driven by supernovae, and require more significant injected energy in higher mass surface density environments to overcome local gravity. The correlations we present here provide a statistically robust, direct comparison for simulations and higher redshift results from JWST. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00358711
- Volume :
- 536
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 181970687
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae2705