The Signatures of Density Fluctuations and Mixing Gas in Circumgalactic Absorption Systems

We investigate the prospects for detecting and constraining density and temperature inhomogeneities in the circumgalactic medium using absorption measurements of metal ions. Distributions in the gas thermal properties could arise from turbulence, gas cooling from the hot phase, and mixing between th...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical Journal
Main Authors:	Yakov Faerman, Daniel R. Piacitelli, Matthew McQuinn, Jessica K. Werk
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Intergalactic medium Quasar absorption line spectroscopy Circumgalactic medium
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ada773