Black Holes and Outflows

An outflow is any bulk movement of gas or particles from a central source. My research focuses on outflows driven by AGN, specifically in dwarf galaxies. In Liu et al. (2020) and Bohn et al. (2020, in prep.), we examine fast outflows in a sample of dwarf galaxies. We show that the outflow is fast enough to reach the outer regions of the galaxy, possibly quenching star formation. If true, this would indicate that AGN could play a significant role in dwarf galaxy evolution and could help transition the galaxy towards the well-defined red sequence.