Galactic superwind

M82, a starburst galaxy often referred to as the "Cigar Galaxy", is thought to exhibit strong superwinds.[1]

A galactic superwind, or just galactic wind, is a high velocity stellar wind emanating from either newly formed massive stars, spiral density waves, or as the result of the effects of supermassive black holes.[2] They are normally observed in starburst galaxies.[3][4]

  1. ^ Lehnert, Matthew D.; Heckman, Timothy M.; Weaver, Kimberly A. (1999-10-01). "Very Extended X-Ray and Halpha Emission in M82: Implications for the Superwind Phenomenon". The Astrophysical Journal. 523 (2): 575–584. arXiv:astro-ph/9904227. Bibcode:1999ApJ...523..575L. doi:10.1086/307762. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 18155360.
  2. ^ "Galactic Winds | COSMOS". astronomy.swin.edu.au. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. ^ "Galactic Superwinds - T.M. Heckman et al". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  4. ^ "The Superwind Galaxy NGC 4666". www.eso.org. Retrieved 2017-12-14.