The Azimuthal Dependence of Outflows and Accretion Detected Using OVI Absorption

Abstract

We report a bimodality in the azimuthal angle ($\Phi$) distribution of gas around galaxies traced by OVI absorption. We present the mean $\Phi$ probability distribution function of 29 HST-imaged OVI absorbing (EW>0.1A) and 24~non-absorbing (EW<0.1A) isolated galaxies (0.08<z<0.67) within 200kpc of background quasars. We show that EW is anti-correlated with impact parameter and OVI covering fraction decreases from 80% within 50kpc to 33% at 200kpc. The presence of OVI absorption is azimuthally dependent and occurs between $\pm 10-20^{\circ }$ of the galaxy projected major axis and within $\pm 30^{\circ }$ of the projected minor axis. We find higher EWs along the projected minor axis with weaker EWs along the project major axis. Highly inclined galaxies have the lowest covering fractions due to minimized outflow/inflow cross-section geometry. Absorbing galaxies also have bluer colors while non-absorbers have redder colors, suggesting that star-formation is a key driver in the OVI detection rate. OVI surrounding blue galaxies exists primarily along the projected minor axis with wide opening angles while OVI surrounding red galaxies exists primarily along the projected major axis with smaller opening angles, which may explain why absorption around red galaxies is less frequently detected. Our results are consistent with CGM originating from major axis-fed inflows/recycled gas and from minor axis-driven outflows. Non-detected OVI occurs between $\Phi =20-60^{\circ }$, suggesting that OVI is not mixed throughout the CGM and remains confined within the outflows and the disk-plane. We find low OVI covering fractions within $\pm 10^{\circ }$ of the projected major axis, suggesting that cool dense gas resides in a narrow planer geometry surrounded by diffuse OVI gas.

12 pages, 8 figures; accepted for publication in ApJ

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