Astrophysics of Feedback in local AGN and Starbursts
Abstract
Accretion onto supermassive black holes at the centre of many galaxies can generate radiation, jets and winds powerful enough to modify the properties of the interstellar medium and of the galactic star formation. Ultimately, in a process called feedback, this can influence the rate of gas accretion onto the supermassive black hole. Also powerful starburst galaxies, through winds, are thought to have a deep impact onto the host galaxy. We will review the current status of evidence for the presence of the feedback process in active galactic nuclei and star-forming galaxies as well as the prospects for Athena.
- Publication:
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Exploring the Hot and Energetic Universe: The first scientific conference dedicated to the Athena X-ray observatory
- Pub Date:
- September 2015
- Bibcode:
- 2015eheu.conf...29P