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The rapid assembly of an elliptical galaxy of 400 billion solar masses at a redshift of 2.3

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  • Hai Fu

    (University of California)

  • Asantha Cooray

    (University of California)

  • C. Feruglio

    (Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimétrique, 300 Rue de la Piscine, Domaine Universitaire, 38406 Saint Martin d’Hères, France)

  • R. J. Ivison

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

  • D. A. Riechers

    (Cornell University, 610 Space Science Building, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA)

  • M. Gurwell

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

  • R. S. Bussmann

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

  • A. I. Harris

    (University of Maryland, College Park)

  • B. Altieri

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

  • H. Aussel

    (Laboratoire AIM-Paris-Saclay, CEA/DSM-CNRS-Université Paris Diderot, Irfu/SAp, CEA-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France)

  • A. J. Baker

    (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA)

  • J. Bock

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
    California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard)

  • M. Boylan-Kolchin

    (University of California)

  • C. Bridge

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard)

  • J. A. Calanog

    (University of California)

  • C. M. Casey

    (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • A. Cava

    (Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • S. C. Chapman

    (Dalhousie University, 6310 Coburg Road, Halifax B3H 4R2, Canada)

  • D. L. Clements

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

  • A. Conley

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

  • P. Cox

    (Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimétrique, 300 Rue de la Piscine, Domaine Universitaire, 38406 Saint Martin d’Hères, France)

  • D. Farrah

    (Virginia Tech)

  • D. Frayer

    (National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), PO Box 2)

  • R. Hopwood

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

  • J. Jia

    (University of California)

  • G. Magdis

    (University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK)

  • G. Marsden

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

  • P. Martínez-Navajas

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
    Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain)

  • M. Negrello

    (INAF—Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova, Italy)

  • R. Neri

    (Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimétrique, 300 Rue de la Piscine, Domaine Universitaire, 38406 Saint Martin d’Hères, France)

  • S. J. Oliver

    (Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK)

  • A. Omont

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

  • M. J. Page

    (Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NT, UK)

  • I. Pérez-Fournon

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
    Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain)

  • B. Schulz

    (Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, MS 100-22, California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • D. Scott

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

  • A. Smith

    (Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK)

  • M. Vaccari

    (Astrophysics Group, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa)

  • I. Valtchanov

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

  • J. D. Vieira

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard)

  • M. Viero

    (California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard)

  • L. Wang

    (Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK)

  • J. L. Wardlow

    (University of California)

  • M. Zemcov

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive)

Abstract

An observation of a rare merger of two massive submillimetre bright galaxies that is forming stars at an unexpectedly high rate of 2,000 solar masses a year shows that such mergers can indeed form the most massive elliptical galaxies by about redshift 1.5.

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  • Hai Fu & Asantha Cooray & C. Feruglio & R. J. Ivison & D. A. Riechers & M. Gurwell & R. S. Bussmann & A. I. Harris & B. Altieri & H. Aussel & A. J. Baker & J. Bock & M. Boylan-Kolchin & C. Bridge & J., 2013. "The rapid assembly of an elliptical galaxy of 400 billion solar masses at a redshift of 2.3," Nature, Nature, vol. 498(7454), pages 338-341, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:498:y:2013:i:7454:d:10.1038_nature12184
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12184
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