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Title: Galactic Superbubbles in 3D: Wind Formation and Cloud Shielding

Abstract: Galactic superbubbles are triggered by stellar feedback in the discs of star-forming galaxies. They are important in launching galactic winds, which play a key role in regulating the mass and energy exchange in galaxies. Observations can only reveal projected information and the 3D structure of such winds is quite complex. Therefore, numerical simulations are required to further our understanding of such structures. Here, we describe hydrodynamical simulations targeting two spatial scales. Large-scale superbubble models reveal supernova-driven outflows, and their subsequent merging, which leads to galactic wind formation. Additionally, the turbulence parameter $\sigma_t$ not only affects disc formation, but also influences mass and energy characteristics, controlling gas distribution and the injection rate in the simulated star formation zone. Small-scale wind-multicloud models indicate that isolated clouds are susceptible to instabilities, leading to fragmentation and dense gas destruction. In contrast, in closer cloud configurations, the condensation mechanism becomes important owing to hydrodynamic shielding, which helps to maintain the cold material throughout the evolution of the system. These simulations provide a comprehensive picture of galactic winds, showing how large-scale superbubble dynamics create the environment where small-scale wind-multicloud interactions shape the interstellar and circumgalactic media, ultimately regulating galaxy evolution.
Comments: In press, Journal of Physics: Conference Series XVIII: Encuentro de F\'isica (Physics EPN 2023)
Subjects: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
Cite as: arXiv:2404.13498 [astro-ph.GA]
  (or arXiv:2404.13498v1 [astro-ph.GA] for this version)

Submission history

From: Osmer Suárez-López [view email]
[v1] Sun, 21 Apr 2024 01:04:15 GMT (6209kb,D)

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