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The fate of superbubbles in dwarf starburst galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Sergey A. Silich
Affiliation:
Main Astronomical Observatory, National Academy of Sciences, 52650 Kiev, Golosiiv, Ukraine
Guillermo Tenorio-Tagle
Affiliation:
INAOE, Apartado Postal 51, Tonantzintla, 72000 Puebla, Mexico

Abstract

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2D calculations of the evolution of the remnants generated by the strong mechanical energy produced by a central starburst in dwarf galaxies are presented. We show how the extended H I halos inhibit a galactic wind and thus the exit of metals from these galaxies.

Type
Part 6. Starbursts in normal and active galaxies: their effects on the ISM and on chemical evolution
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999 

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