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TRACING THE MILKY WAY NUCLEAR WIND WITH 21 cm ATOMIC HYDROGEN EMISSION

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Lockman, Felix J., McClure-Griffiths, N. M.·2016·The Astrophysical Journal

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There is evidence in 21 cm H i emission for voids several kiloparsecs in size centered approximately on the Galactic center, both above and below the Galactic plane. These appear to map the boundaries of the Galactic nuclear wind. An analysis of H i at the tangent points, where the distance to the gas can be estimated with reasonable accuracy, shows a sharp transition at Galactic radii R ≲ 2.4 kpc from the extended neutral gas layer characteristic of much of the Galactic disk, to a thin Gaussian layer with FWHM ∼ 125 pc. An anti-correlation between H i and γ-ray emission at latitudes suggests that the boundary of the extended H i layer marks the walls of the Fermi Bubbles. With H i, we are able to trace the edges of the voids from down to z ≈ 0, where they have a radius ∼2 kpc. The extended H i layer likely results from star formation in the disk, which is limited largely to R ≳ 3 kpc, so the wind may be expanding into an area of relatively little H i. Because the H i kinematics can discriminate between gas in the Galactic center and foreground material, 21 cm H i emission may be the best probe of the extent of the nuclear wind near the Galactic plane.

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  • The H i thickness drops sharply at R ≃ 2.4 kpc, just outside the edge of the FBs.

    “It was found that the H i thickness drops sharply at R ≃ 2 . 4 kpc, just outside at the edge of the FBs (see fig 5, panel c).”

    From The Fermi/eROSITA bubbles: a look into the nuclear outflow from the Milky Way (2024) · cites this paper as Lockman & McClure-Griffiths 2016

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Authors
Lockman, F. J., & McClure-Griffiths, N. M.
Venue
The Astrophysical Journal
Published
2016-08-01
Volume
826
Issue
2
Pages
215
ISSN
  • 0004-637X (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-4357
OpenAlex
W2346814375
Cited by
34
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1
FWCI
1.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Astrophysical Journal (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
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  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Keywords
HI 21 cm emission, Fermi bubbles, Galactic Center, HI kinematics, gamma-ray emission, star formation, Galactic disk

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