2020ApJ...890L..30L -
Astrophys. J., 890, L30-L30 (2020/February-3)
Simple yet powerful: hot galactic outflows driven by supernovae.
LI M. and BRYAN G.L.
Abstract (from CDS):
Supernovae (SNe) drive multiphase galactic outflows, impacting galaxy formation; however, cosmological simulations mostly use ad hoc feedback models for outflows, making outflow-related predictions from first principles problematic. Recent small-box simulations resolve individual SNe remnants in the interstellar medium (ISM), naturally driving outflows and permitting a determination of the wind loading factors of energy ηE, mass ηm, and metals ηZ. In this Letter, we compile small-box results, and find consensus that the hot outflows are much more powerful than the cool outflows: (i) hot outflows generally dominate the energy flux, and (ii) their specific energy es,h is 10-1000 times higher than cool outflows. Moreover, the properties of hot outflows are remarkably simple: es,h∝ηE,h/ηm,h is almost invariant over four orders of magnitude of star formation surface density. Also, we find tentatively that ηE,h/ηZ,h∼0.5. If corroborated by more simulation data, these correlations reduce the three hot phase loading factors into one. Finally, this one parameter is closely related to whether the ISM has a "breakout" condition. The narrow range of es,h indicates that hot outflows cannot escape dark matter halos with log Mhalo [M☉]≳12. This mass is also where the galaxy mass-metallicity relation reaches its plateau, implying a deep connection between hot outflows and galaxy formation. We argue that hot outflows should be included explicitly in cosmological simulations and (semi-)analytic modeling of galaxy formation.
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Journal keyword(s):
Stellar feedback - Galaxy formation - Galaxy evolution - Galactic winds - Interstellar medium - Chemical enrichment - Galaxy chemical evolution - Metallicity - Hydrodynamical simulations
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