Stellar feedback as the origin of an extended molecular outflow in a starburst galaxy

J. E. Geach (), R. C. Hickox, A. M. Diamond-Stanic, M. Krips, G. H. Rudnick, C. A. Tremonti, P. H. Sell, A. L. Coil and J. Moustakas
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J. E. Geach: Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, UK
R. C. Hickox: Dartmouth College
A. M. Diamond-Stanic: University of Wisconsin-Madison
M. Krips: Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique, 300 rue de la Piscine, F-38406 Saint Martin d’Hères, France
G. H. Rudnick: University of Kansas
C. A. Tremonti: University of Wisconsin-Madison
P. H. Sell: Texas Tech University
A. L. Coil: Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
J. Moustakas: Siena College, 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, New York 12211, USA

Nature, 2014, vol. 516, issue 7529, 68-70

Abstract: A high-velocity outflow of molecular gas from a starburst galaxy has been observed to extend about ten kiloparsecs; its velocity is consistent with the momentum flux from stellar radiation pressure, showing that bursts of star formation can eject large amounts of cold gas from the central regions of galaxies, curtailing star formation.

Date: 2014
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