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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Volume 642, Issue 2, Pages L107-L110Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1086/504846
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cosmology : theory; galaxies : active; galaxies : formation; galaxies : interactions; galaxies : ISM; line : formation
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We study the effects of feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGNs) on emission from molecular gas in galaxy mergers by combining hydrodynamic simulations that include black holes with a three-dimensional, non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) radiative transfer code. We find that molecular clouds entrained in AGN winds produce an extended CO morphology with significant off-nuclear emission, which may be detectable via contour mapping. Furthermore, kinematic signatures of these molecular outflows are visible in emission-line profiles when the outflow has a large line-of-sight velocity. Our results can help interpret current and upcoming observations of luminous infrared galaxies, as well as provide a detailed test of subresolution prescriptions for supermassive black hole growth in galaxy-scale hydrodynamic simulations.
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