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A dust-obscured massive maximum-starburst galaxy at a redshift of 6.34

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  • Dominik A. Riechers

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
    Cornell University, 220 Space Sciences Building)

  • C. M. Bradford

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive)

  • D. L. Clements

    (Astrophysics Group, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK)

  • C. D. Dowell

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive)

  • I. Pérez-Fournon

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
    Universidad de La Laguna, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain)

  • R. J. Ivison

    (UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
    Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK)

  • C. Bridge

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • A. Conley

    (Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy 389-UCB, University of Colorado)

  • Hai Fu

    (University of California)

  • J. D. Vieira

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • J. Wardlow

    (University of California)

  • J. Calanog

    (University of California)

  • A. Cooray

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
    University of California)

  • P. Hurley

    (Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex)

  • R. Neri

    (Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimetrique, 300 Rue de la Piscine, Domaine Universitaire, F-38406 Saint Martin d’Heres, France)

  • J. Kamenetzky

    (CASA 389-UCB, University of Colorado)

  • J. E. Aguirre

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • B. Altieri

    (Herschel Science Centre, European Space Astronomy Centre, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28691 Madrid, Spain)

  • V. Arumugam

    (Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK)

  • D. J. Benford

    (Observational Cosmology Laboratory, Code 665, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • M. Béthermin

    (Laboratoire AIM-Paris-Saclay, CEA/DSM/Irfu – CNRS – Université Paris Diderot, CEA Saclay, Point courrier 131, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
    Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS), Bâtiment 121, Universite Paris-Sud 11 and CNRS, UMR 8617, F-91405 Orsay, France)

  • J. Bock

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive)

  • D. Burgarella

    (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR7326, F-13388 Marseille, France)

  • A. Cabrera-Lavers

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
    Universidad de La Laguna, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
    Grantecan S.A., Centro de Astrofísica de La Palma, Cuesta de San Jose, E-38712 Brena Baja, La Palma, Spain)

  • S. C. Chapman

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK)

  • P. Cox

    (Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimetrique, 300 Rue de la Piscine, Domaine Universitaire, F-38406 Saint Martin d’Heres, France)

  • J. S. Dunlop

    (Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK)

  • L. Earle

    (Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy 389-UCB, University of Colorado)

  • D. Farrah

    (Virginia Tech)

  • P. Ferrero

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
    Universidad de La Laguna, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain)

  • A. Franceschini

    (Università di Padova, vicolo Osservatorio 3, I-35122 Padova, Italy)

  • R. Gavazzi

    (Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, CNRS, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, 98bis Boulevard Arago, F-75014 Paris, France)

  • J. Glenn

    (Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy 389-UCB, University of Colorado
    CASA 389-UCB, University of Colorado)

  • E. A. Gonzalez Solares

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK)

  • M. A. Gurwell

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • M. Halpern

    (University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada)

  • E. Hatziminaoglou

    (ESO, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany)

  • A. Hyde

    (Astrophysics Group, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK)

  • E. Ibar

    (UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK)

  • A. Kovács

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
    Institute for Astrophysics, University of Minnesota, 116 Church Street Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA)

  • M. Krips

    (Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimetrique, 300 Rue de la Piscine, Domaine Universitaire, F-38406 Saint Martin d’Heres, France)

  • R. E. Lupu

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • P. R. Maloney

    (Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy 389-UCB, University of Colorado)

  • P. Martinez-Navajas

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
    Universidad de La Laguna, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain)

  • H. Matsuhara

    (Institute for Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency)

  • E. J. Murphy

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
    Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, MS 100-22, California Institute of Technology)

  • B. J. Naylor

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive)

  • H. T. Nguyen

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive)

  • S. J. Oliver

    (Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex)

  • A. Omont

    (Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, CNRS, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, 98bis Boulevard Arago, F-75014 Paris, France)

  • M. J. Page

    (Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London)

  • G. Petitpas

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • N. Rangwala

    (CASA 389-UCB, University of Colorado)

  • I. G. Roseboom

    (Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
    Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex)

  • D. Scott

    (University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada)

  • A. J. Smith

    (Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex)

  • J. G. Staguhn

    (Observational Cosmology Laboratory, Code 665, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    Johns Hopkins University)

  • A. Streblyanska

    (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
    Universidad de La Laguna, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain)

  • A. P. Thomson

    (Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK)

  • I. Valtchanov

    (Herschel Science Centre, European Space Astronomy Centre, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28691 Madrid, Spain)

  • M. Viero

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • L. Wang

    (Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex)

  • M. Zemcov

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive)

  • J. Zmuidzinas

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive)

Abstract

A massive starburst galaxy with 100 billion solar masses of gas is identified at a redshift of 6.34; a ‘maximum starburst’ converts the gas into stars at a rate more than 2,000 times that of the Milky Way.

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  • Dominik A. Riechers & C. M. Bradford & D. L. Clements & C. D. Dowell & I. Pérez-Fournon & R. J. Ivison & C. Bridge & A. Conley & Hai Fu & J. D. Vieira & J. Wardlow & J. Calanog & A. Cooray & P. Hurley, 2013. "A dust-obscured massive maximum-starburst galaxy at a redshift of 6.34," Nature, Nature, vol. 496(7445), pages 329-333, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:496:y:2013:i:7445:d:10.1038_nature12050
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12050
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