Galactic fountains and galactic winds

Autor(en)

Dieter Breitschwerdt, Stefanie Komossa

Abstrakt

The development of galactic fountain theories is reviewed with special emphasis on the different approaches and concepts that have been used in the past. In particular the outstanding contribution of Franz Kahn to our physical understanding is appreciated. It is argued that galactic outflows represent an essential phase during galaxy evolution. The dynamics of the outflow imprints its signature on the emission spectra of soft X-rays, which may well be observable with AXAF and XMM. Finally, some remarks about winds in starburst galaxies and AGN are made.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Astrophysik

Externe Organisation(en)

Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik

Journal

Astrophysics and Space Science

Band

272

Seiten

3-13

Anzahl der Seiten

11

ISSN

0004-640X

Publikationsdatum

2000

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103003 Astronomie

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/e35acb30-0bc4-4f3e-9a9e-0895180652bf