Abstract
This paper investigates the neutral gas phase of galactic winds via the Na I Dλλ5890, 5895Å feature within z ∼ 0.04 MaNGA galaxies and directly compares their incidence and strength to the ionized winds detected within the same parent sample. We find evidence for neutral outflows in 127 galaxies (∼5 per cent of the analysed line-emitting sample). NaI D winds are preferentially seen in galaxies with dustier central regions and both wind phases are more often found in systems with elevated star formation rate (SFR) surface densities, especially when there has been a recent upturn in the star formation activity according to the SFR5Myr/SFR800Myr parameter. We find the ionized outflow kinematics to be in line with what we measure in the neutral phase. This demonstrates that, despite their small contributions to the total outflow mass budget, there is value to collecting empirical measurements of the ionized wind phase to provide information on bulk motion in the outflow. Depending on dust corrections applied to the ionized gas diagnostics, the neutral phase has ∼1.2−1.8 dex higher mass outflow rates (M˙out), on average, compared to the ionized phase. We quantify scaling relations between M˙out and the strengths of the physical wind drivers (SFR, LAGN). Using a radial–azimuthal stacking method, and by considering inclination dependencies, we find results consistent with biconical outflows orthogonal to the disc plane. Our work complements other multiphase outflow studies in the literature that consider smaller samples, more extreme objects, or proceed via stacking of larger samples.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4223-4237 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 511 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 28 Jan 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society.
Keywords
- ISM: jets and outflows
- galaxies: ISM
- galaxies: evolution
- galaxies: kinematics and dynamics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science