The largely unconstrained multiphase nature of outflows in AGN host galaxies

Cicone, C.; Brusa, Marcella; Ramos Almeida, C.; Cresci, Giovanni; Husemann, Bernd; Mainieri, Vincenzo
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Nature Astronomy, Volume 2, p. 176-178

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2018
Number of authors
6
IAC number of authors
1
Citations
110
Refereed citations
93
Description
Observations and simulations show that outflows in active galactic nuclei contain gas in different phases. To understand their true impact on galaxy evolution, we advocate consistent and unbiased investigation of these multiphase winds in large active galactic nuclei samples.
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