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2025MNRAS.544.3290M - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 544, 3290-3311 (2025/December-3)

The GECKOS Survey: resolved, multiphase observations of mass loading and gas density in the galactic wind of NGC 4666.

MAZZILLI CIRAULO B., FISHER D.B., ELLIOTT R., FRASER-MCKELVIE A., HAYDEN M.R., MARTIG M., VAN DE SANDE J., BATTISTI A.J., BLAND-HAWTHORN J., BOLATTO A.D., BROWN T.H., CATINELLA B., COMBES F., CORTESE L., DAVIS T.A., EMSELLEM E., GADOTTI D.A., LAGOS C.D.P., LIN X., MARASCO A., PENG E., PINNA F., PUZIA T.H., SILVA-LIMA L.A., VALENZUELA L.M., VAN DE VEN G. and WANG J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a multiphase, resolved study of the galactic wind extending from the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 4666. For this, we use VLT/MUSE observations from the GECKOS program and H I data from the WALLABY survey. We identify both ionized and H I gas in a biconical structure extending to at least $z\sim$ 8 kpc from the galaxy disc, with increasing velocity offsets above the mid-plane in both phases, consistent with a multiphase wind. The measured electron density, using [S II], differs significantly from standard expectations of galactic winds. We find electron density declines from the galaxy centre to $\sim 2$ kpc, then rises again, remaining high ($\sim 100-300$ cm$^{-3}$) out to $\sim$5 kpc. We find that H I dominates the mass loading. The total H I mass outflow rate (above $z~>2$ kpc) is between $5-13~{\rm M}_{\odot }~\rm yr^{-1}$, accounting for uncertainties from disc-blurring and group interactions. The total ionized mass outflow rate (traced by H$\alpha$) is between 0.5 and $5~{\rm M}_{\odot }~\rm yr^{-1}$, depending on $n_e(z)$ assumptions. From ALMA/ACA observations, we place an upper limit on CO flux in the outflow which correlates to $\lesssim 2.9~{\rm M}_{\odot }~\rm yr^{-1}$. We also show that the entire outflow is not limited to the bicone, but a secondary starburst at the edge generates a more widespread outflow, which should be included in simulations. The cool gas in NGC 4666 wind has insufficient velocity to escape the halo of a galaxy of its mass, especially because most of the mass is present in the slower atomic phase. This strong biconical wind contributes to gas cycling around the galaxy.

Abstract Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): techniques: imaging spectroscopy - ISM: jets and outflows - galaxies: evolution - galaxies: individual: NGC 4666 - galaxies: ISM - galaxies: starburst

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