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Galactic fountain

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Gas lifted out of a galactic disk can remain bound and return rather than escape into the intergalactic medium. This recycling carries metals and angular momentum between the disk and its surroundings and delays the availability of gas for subsequent star formation.

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  • Past exam of the formation of Structure in the Universe course of the University of Cambridge / 2014 / Paper 1 / 3 / c / Solution

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