Ionization cone

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ionization cones are cones of material extending out from spiral galaxies. They are visible because of their emissions which are believed to be from re-emission of photons produced by nuclear activity within the galaxy itself.[1][2]

There is not yet a scientific consensus on the mechanics of such cones.

References

  1. ↑ Paper by Wilson on the properties of such cones
  2. ↑ Paper proposing a model for Ionization cone operation


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.