Fading in the flow: suppression of cold gas growth in expanding galactic outflows

Multiphase outflows, revealed by multiwavelength observations, are crucial in redistributing gas and metals within and around galaxies. These outflows are often modelled theoretically using wind tunnel simulations of a cold ($\sim 10^4$ K) cloud interacting with a uniform hot ($\sim 10^6$ K) wind. H...

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Hauptverfasser: Dutta, Alankar (VerfasserIn) , Sharma, Prateek (VerfasserIn) , Grönke, Max (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: December 2025
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 544, Heft: 4, Pages: 4621-4650
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/staf1845
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf1845
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Verfasserangaben:Alankar Dutta, Prateek Sharma and Max Gronke

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