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Ram-pressure induced radial inflows of gas to the galaxy centre

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2024

Nina Akerman*
Affiliation:
INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Padova, vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, IT-35122 Padova, Italy Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia ‘Galileo Galilei’, Università di Padova, vicolo dell’Osservatorio 3, IT-35122, Padova, Italy, email: [email protected]
Stephanie Tonnesen
Affiliation:
Flatiron Institute, CCA, 162 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10010, USA
Bianca Maria Poggianti
Affiliation:
INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Padova, vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, IT-35122 Padova, Italy
Rory Smith
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Vicuña Mackenna 3939, San Joaquín, Santiago de Chile
Antonino Marasco
Affiliation:
INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Padova, vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, IT-35122 Padova, Italy
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Abstract

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Ram-pressure stripping (RPS) is a process known to remove gas from satellite galaxies. Recent observational studies have found an increased ratio of active galactic nuclei (AGN) among the population of RPS galaxies compared to regular galaxies in the field. To test whether ram pressure (RP) can trigger an AGN, we perform a suite of hydrodynamical wind-tunnel simulations of a massive (Mstar = 1011 Mȯ) galaxy, with inclusion of star formation, stellar feedback and high resolution up to 39 pc. We find that RP increases the inflow of gas to the galaxy centre, which in turn can result in the enhanced BH accretion, as measured by the Bondi-Hoyle model. We also estimate pressure of outflows from our accretion rates and show that AGN feedback would play an important role on the early stages of stripping, while RP itself is not so strong.

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