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Figuring Out Gas & Galaxies In Enzo (FOGGIE). XIV. The Observability of Emission from Accretion and Feedback in the Circumgalactic Medium with Current and Future Instruments

  • Authors: Vida Saeedzadeh, Jason Tumlinson, Molly S. Peeples, Brian W. O'Shea, Cassandra Lochhaas, Lauren Corlies, Cameron W. Trapp, Britton D. Smith, Jessica K. Werk, Ayan Acharyya, Ramona Augustin, Nicolas Lehner, Anna C. Wright

Vida Saeedzadeh et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal 1004 .

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Face-on surface brightness maps of the Squall halo for eight ions with emission lines in the UV/optical: Hα, Mg II, Si II, Si III, C III, C IV, and O VI. The box sizes cover 100 kpc fields of view. Each panel uses an independent color scale spanning 7 orders of magnitude in surface brightness (from 10−8 to 10−1 of the maximum emission value in that panel), chosen to highlight the morphology of emission structures in each ion rather than to compare absolute surface brightness between ions. The H I disk has been removed to isolate CGM emission; green contours indicate where the disk was. These maps highlight the multiphase nature of the CGM, as different ions trace different physical structures and temperatures. The zoom-in panels emphasize key differences in morphology across ions. These comparisons demonstrate that no single emission line fully captures the CGM’s complexity. Each ion offers a distinct view of its structure and thermodynamic state. Observing multiple UV lines is essential for building a complete, multiphase picture of the circumgalactic medium.

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