Ultrafast outflows: Galaxy-scale active galactic nucleus feedback

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Wagner, A. Y.
Umemura, M
Bicknell, Geoffrey

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Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.

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We show, using global three-dimensional grid-based hydrodynamical simulations, that ultrafast outflows (UFOs) from active galactic nuclei (AGNs) result in considerable feedback of energy and momentum into the interstellar medium (ISM) of the host galaxy.

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Astrophysical Journal Letters

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