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Title: Shocked POststarburst Galaxy Survey. IV. Outflows in Shocked Poststarburst Galaxies Are Not Responsible for Quenching
Abstract Shocked POstarburst Galaxies (SPOGs) exhibit both emission lines suggestive of shock-heated gas and poststarburst-like stellar absorption, resulting in a unique subset for galaxy evolution studies. We have observed 77 galaxies that fulfilled the SPOG criteria selection using the DeVeny Spectrograph on the Lowell Discovery Telescope. Our long-slit minor axis spectra detect Hαand [OIII] in some SPOGs out to 6 kpc above the galactic plane. We find extraplanar ionized gas in 31 targets of our sample overall. Using their internal and external kinematics, we argue that 22 galaxies host outflows with ionized gas masses ranging from 102M⊙to 105M⊙. The rest are likely extended diffuse ionized gas. A positive correlation exists between active galactic nuclei (AGN) luminosity and the extraplanar gas extent, velocity dispersion, and mass—suggesting that the AGN may indeed drive the outflows detected in AGN hosts. The low masses of the extraplanar gas suggest that these outflows are not depleting each galaxy’s gas reserves. The outflows, therefore, are not likely a significant quenching mechanism in these SPOGs.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2009416
PAR ID:
10567200
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
DOI PREFIX: 10.3847
Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Astrophysical Journal
Volume:
979
Issue:
1
ISSN:
0004-637X
Format(s):
Medium: X Size: Article No. 94
Size(s):
Article No. 94
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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