Invited review at the "Neutral ISM in Starburst Galaxies" conference held in Marstrand, Sweden, June 2003
astro-ph/0309119

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Abstract: Multiwavelength data on star-forming galaxies provide strong evidence for large-scale galactic winds in both nearby and distant objects. The results from recent ground-based and space-borne programs are reviewed. The impact of these winds on the host galaxies and the surrounding environment is discussed in the context of galaxy evolution.

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• BASIC PHYSICS
• OBSERVED PROPERTIES OF GALACTIC WINDS
• The Milky Way
• Nearby Starburst Galaxies
• Luminous and Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies.
• Lyman Break Galaxies
• IMPLICATIONS
• Heating and Enrichment of the ISM and IGM
• Zone of Influence of Winds
• SUMMARY
• REFERENCES

¹ Current Address: 320-47 Downs Lab., Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125 and Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, CA 91101. Back.

² Cottrell Scholar of the Research Corporation. Back.